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Overview of Playbooks - Incident response automation

Playbooks are a powerful tool to automate common actions in your incident response process. It's like a pre-programmed sequence of steps your team should take when specific incidents occur. Instead of scrambling to remember protocols or manually initiating a series of tasks, responders can activate a Playbook with a single click. This triggers a predefined set of actions, such as notifying team members, setting incident severity/priority, or creating support tickets, all tailored to the nature of the incident.

Microservices Catalog: Definition, Use Cases & Benefits

When speed to market can make or break a business, the move from monoliths to microservices has become an obvious choice for many engineering teams. This transformation promises agility, scalability, and the ability to more closely align with business functions. It is why we see organizations moving from the rigidity and restrictions of monoliths to the flexibility and control associated with microservices architectures.

Cloud Agnostic Backups on Cycle.io

At Cycle.io, we see many unique situations involving data requirements, retention, and security. As a multi/hybrid cloud and LowOps platform, we've had to come up with some pretty interesting solutions for backups and data protection. Dive in with Cycle's co-founder and head of engineering, Alexander Mattoni, as he is easily able to deploy a postgres instance, with automated backups to offsite storage in the span of minutes.

Want to use #GitKraken features in your terminal? #shorts

So, you want to stay in your terminal. That doesn't mean you have to miss out on any GitKraken goodness. 👀 The GitKraken CLI makes it easy to use features like Workspaces, Cloud Patches, and more, all without leaving the comfort of your terminal. 🖥️ Download for free at gitkraken.com/cli or 'gk-cli' on GitHub!

Kunal Kushwaha Interviews Solomon Hykes at Navigate North America 2024

Join us at Navigate NA 2024 in Austin for an enlightening conversation between @KunalKushwaha and Solomon Hykes, founder of @dagger-io and Founder, former Chief Technology Officer, and Chief Architect of Docker. Dive deep into the world of DevOps, Docker, and the cutting-edge Dagger tool as Solomon shares his insights on the evolving landscape of software development, the challenges developers face in the cloud-native space, and the innovative solutions Dagger brings to the table.

Could This Be the Key to Transforming Tech? Solomon Hykes' Fireside Chat at Navigate NA 2024

Join us for an enlightening journey with Solomon Hykes, the visionary behind Docker, in our Navigate North America 2024 Day One Keynote. Solomon delves into his fascinating path from a curious child to a tech pioneer, sharing the pivotal moments and lessons learned that fueled his groundbreaking work in container technology. From the inception of Docker to its profound impact on the tech world, Solomon offers unique insights into the challenges of innovation, the power of persistence, and the future of software development.

The Human Side of Automation: Building a Culture of Empowerment

In the age of digital transformation, where technology reigns supreme and automation is the buzzword of the day, it’s easy for organizations to prioritize the latest tools and platforms while overlooking the essential role that people play in the success of automation initiatives. While technology undoubtedly drives efficiency and innovation, it’s the human element that can truly unlock the full potential of automation.

Managed Cloud Services: when outsourcing your operations is the most cost-effective choice

Clouds, be they private or public, surprisingly remain one of the most DIY-favouring markets. Perhaps due to the nebulous and increasingly powerful technologies, a series of myths, or even unnecessary egos, the majority of non-tech-centric enterprises (meaning, companies whose primary business scope rests outside the realm of IT software and hardware) still try to build and nurture in-house cloud management teams, without considering outsourcing even part of their workload.

Meeting Jonny Harris: WordPress performance optimization with Blackfire

Jonny Harris is a WordPress core contributor and committer based in the UK and a member of the WordPress Performance Initiative. This group teams up with Google and Blackfire to optimize the performance of the PHP framework that powers an estimated 43% of the world’s applications. Jonny has been coding with WordPress since 2006 when, at the age of 16, he wanted to start blogging. He gave WordPress a try as it was then and still is today, the leading open-source blogging framework.

Spot Ocean: The easy button for Kubernetes version and patch management

As a recovering practitioner, one of the things I was always less than thrilled to do was patching. I dreaded having to run updates, ensure everything was configured correctly, and finding windows of time to reboot without knocking an application offline. Just like your cloud workloads — everything changes when it has to be done at scale. Kubernetes has always been built around the DevOps concepts of rapid development, delivery, and iteration.