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DevOps Best Practices to Transform Your Development Process

Businesses are under constant pressure to deliver software faster and more reliably. Yet, the real challenge lies in maintaining quality standards without sacrificing speed. Traditional software development methods often lead to silos between teams, slower release cycles, and more frequent errors. These inefficiencies impact the speed of software delivery, risk system downtime, and customer satisfaction. The solution? Implementing DevOps best practices.

Introducing Custom Metrics

In 2024, there’s no shortage of tools to help engineering teams track team health, productivity, or efficiency. But the problem with those solutions has been two-fold. First, most only track “output” metrics, with no insight into what’s causing teams to ship slower, or resolve fewer incidents. Second, these tools lack flexibility in data inputs and metric definitions, preventing teams from building their own unique measures of excellence.

How to Track an IP Address: Tools and Methods Explained

Ever wondered how to track an IP address? You might be troubleshooting network issues or dealing with security threats. While this may sound technical, it’s more straightforward than you might think once you get the hang of the basic concepts and tools involved. In this article, we'll discuss how to track an IP address and cover tools and methods. Keep reading, and by the end, you'll be able to trace an IP address confidently.

Encoding HAProxy logs in machine-readable JSON or CBOR

Standardized logging formats are important for teams that rely on logging for observability, troubleshooting, and workflow integration. Using structured formats simplifies parsing and eliminates the need to interpret fields manually, ensuring consistency across logging formats. This reduces manual work, prevents brittleness from unstructured logs, and simplifies integration between teams that feed logs into a shared aggregation system.

The Fundamentals of Enterprise Incident Management

These days, where businesses are more reliant on technology than ever before, ensuring operational continuity is critical. At the heart of this effort is enterprise incident management, a discipline that ensures organizations can effectively handle unplanned disruptions and restore services as quickly as possible.

Azure VM Recommendations: A Comprehensive Guide

Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of Virtual Machines (VMs) to suit various use cases, making it a flexible platform for organizations of all sizes. However, choosing the right VM for your workload can be challenging, especially with Azure’s continuously expanding portfolio. This blog aims to provide detailed Azure VM recommendations to help optimize your cost, performance, and operational efficiency.

Mired in PCF Complexity? Transition to Kubernetes With Komodor

In the wake of Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the world of virtualization is in flux. Customers, especially those reliant on VMware’s Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), are feeling uncertain about the future. This blog post is designed to guide customers through the specific hurdles they now face due to the acquisition, explore Kubernetes (K8s) as an alternative to PCF, and discuss how Komodor can help with a K8s migration.