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Docker vs Snaps: a side by side comparison

The Docker project was initiated by dotCloud, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) company that created Docker to run their internal infrastructure. Slowly, Docker became more successful than any of their other products, so dotCloud rebranded as Docker Inc. Docker provides easy-to-use tooling and grew into an entire ecosystem for container management.

Developer productivity and how SREs can track it better

We’ve put together this guide to help SREs boost developer productivity by enhancing collaboration, strengthening infrastructure, and streamlining processes. Read on to discover the importance of strong developer productivity in SRE and insights into achieving a more effective software development life cycle in your organization.

Lessons Learned from 3 years Inside CNCF - Cheryl Hung | Civo Navigate NA 2023

Cheryl Hung examines the latest trends in infrastructure, focusing on the growing adoption of ARM architecture in cloud computing and its role in the evolving ecosystem. She delves into her work in the software ecosystem to simplify and promote ARM adoption in the cloud. Highlighting the complexities of migrating workloads from x86 to ARM and the importance of Kubernetes, Cheryl emphasizes the value of community, networking, and learning from others in the industry.

Alert Fatigue in SRE and DevOps: What It Is & How To Avoid It

DevOps teams and site reliability engineers (SREs) contend with a never-ending flood of notifications and alerts about outages, potential threats, and other incidents. Companies rely on their DevOps teams to not only keep abreast of all the notifications but also to identify and prioritize the critical alerts and resolve problems in a timely manner. Yet in 2021, International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that companies with 500-1,499 employees ignored or failed to investigate 27% of all alerts.

Ace your way through painless audits with Kosli's Evidence Vault

Preparing for a software audit can be a time-consuming and painful process where a lot of information needs to be gathered and verified in a provable audit trail. It means tracking down and piecing together evidence for pull requests, test reports, security scans, deployment logs, and more. This information is usually scattered across tools which are typically unsecured and unmanaged, so it can be easily deleted and/or modified.

Azure Service Principals: The Ultimate Guide

Azure Service Principals are a crucial aspect of managing your Azure resources. They provide a secure and efficient way to manage your resources, without the need for human intervention. In this article, we will explore what Azure Service Principals are, how they work, and why they are important. As you may already know, Azure is a cloud computing platform that allows you to host, deploy and manage your applications and services.

Process Automation v4.12.0 and v4.13.0 Release Notes

Product Managers Jake Cohen and Forrest Evans are back to update us on what’s new in the 4.12.0 and 4.13.0 releases of PagerDuty Process Automation. New in these releases are features to support #Kubernetes automation, managing resources in multiple #AWS accounts, and a new plugin suite for Sensu.

From Containers to Kubernetes: A Roadmap for Migrating Your Applications Successfully

Kubernetes is essential to modern application development and runtime. As a powerful container orchestration platform, its benefits include improved scalability, portability, and automation, all of which contribute to more resilient applications and cost savings. More and more organizations are adopting Kubernetes to develop applications that can scale, recover from failures, and quickly adapt to changing business requirements.

Why Addressing IT Challenges is Crucial for Business Sustainability and Growth

In today's digital age, information technology (IT) plays a pivotal role in the success and longevity of businesses across industries. From streamlining operations to enhancing customer experiences, IT has become a fundamental driver of growth and innovation. However, with the benefits of technology come various IT challenges that businesses must address to ensure sustainability and continued growth. This article will explore why tackling IT challenges is crucial for companies and how they can overcome them.