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Checkly Advances Monitoring as Code with New User-Centric Features

Checkly, the leading provider of monitoring solutions powered by a Monitoring as Code (MaC) workflow, has unveiled two groundbreaking features: the Activity Log and Code Exporter. These innovative features not only enhance transparency and simplify the adoption of MaC practices but also mark a significant step forward in Checkly's commitment to advancing the MaC movement, offering users an end-to-end workflow that integrates seamlessly with modern software development practices.

ITOps vs. DevOps: what's the difference?

Titles within an organization evolve nearly as fast as the technology itself. For a long time, the title of DevOps was considered a literal interpretation of “Development” and “Operations” – a catch-all term for hybrid roles encapsulating everything from on-prem, cloud, and hybrid infrastructures, to code execution and lifecycle management. Sounds like a lot? It is.

AzCopy and Azure File Sync: How They Work Together

In the ever-expanding landscape of Azure data management, two powerful tools emerge as essential assets for tech professionals: AzCopy and Azure File Sync. While each has its unique capabilities, together they create an intricate symphony that enhances data transfer and synchronization within Azure. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll unravel the functionalities of both, explore their common use cases, delve into their integration processes, and weigh their benefits and drawbacks.

Scaling Software Delivery: Continuous Delivery, Overcoming Challenges, and the Power of Cloudsmith

Explore the intricacies of scaling software delivery, from the nuances of continuous delivery to overcoming common challenges. Dive deep into how Cloudsmith can be the game-changer in your DevOps journey, ensuring agility, security, and efficiency in every release. Every business, from startups to established enterprises, feels the urgency to scale their software delivery. Why?

Kubernetes at the Edge with Portainer | Civo Navigate NA 2023

Dive into the world of Kubernetes at the Edge with Portainer with Neil Cresswell. In this talk, learn how Portainer transforms container management by making Kubernetes deployment at the edge effortless and efficient. Through this talk, revoluntionize container management and orchestration by simplifying Kubernetes deployment at the edge. This is aimed at making deploying, updating, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters on edge devices more streamlined and accessible, benefiting industries like telecommunication, healthcare, and manufacturing where low latency and high reliability are critical.

G2's Most Recommended WAF & DDoS Protection

In case you missed it, HAProxy Technologies recently put out a press release about our stunning leadership position in G2’s Summer 2023 Grid® Reports for load balancing. We’re incredibly proud of these results, which are a direct result of the hard work and dedication of HAProxy’s community developers and our enterprise product and support teams. Looking at the Momentum Grid® Report for Load Balancing, the gap between HAProxy and the rest is impossible to ignore.

What is virtualization? A beginners' guide.

While information technology continues to evolve rapidly, virtualization remains a cornerstone of modern computing, enabling businesses to maximise resource utilisation, enhance flexibility, and reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). It is a key building block of the cloud computing paradigm, and millions of organisations use it daily worldwide. All existing cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, Google or OpenStack, use virtualization underneath.

Monitoring as Code in Your Software Development Lifecycle

When we launched the Checkly CLI and Test Sessions last May, I wrote about the three pillars of monitoring as code. Code — write your monitoring checks as code and store them in version control. Test — test your checks against our global infrastructure and record test sessions. Deploy — deploy your checks from your local machine or CI to run them as monitors.