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Live Linux kernel patching with progressive timestamped rollouts

The apt package manager is responsible for installing.deb packages on Ubuntu LTS (long-term support) and interim releases, including the.deb package for the Linux kernel. Updating the kernel package requires a system restart, leaving systems vulnerable between the moment the Linux kernel package is installed and when the machine is rebooted.

30+ Essential Cloud Metrics For SaaS And FinOps Teams

Author Jeff Duntemann said a good tool improves how you work, whereas a great tool transforms your thinking. Companies that want to improve their cloud-based operations can rely on cloud metrics as an effective tool for transforming their cloud operations. You can’t fix what you don’t measure. Cloud metrics are the logs of data that a cloud infrastructure or application generates.

Stop paying for Microsoft 365 licenses

When someone leaves your company, the natural step is to disable their Microsoft 365 account. But what many businesses don’t realize is that they often continue paying for that user’s license — just to retain access to their OneDrive files, Teams chats, and emails. Over time, this adds up to thousands in unnecessary costs. In this article, we’ll explain.

LangChain & LangGraph: The Frameworks Powering Production AI Agents

Your AI agent worked flawlessly in development, with fast responses, clean tool use, and nothing out of place. Then it hit production. A simple "What's our pricing?" query triggered six API calls, took 8 seconds, and returned the wrong answer. No errors. No stack traces. Unlike traditional systems, AI agents don't crash, they drift. They make poor decisions quietly, and your monitoring says everything's fine.

How to Run Elasticsearch on Kubernetes

Elasticsearch stands as one of the most robust open-source search engines available today. Built on Apache Lucene, it handles complex search operations, real-time analytics, and large-scale data processing with impressive speed and accuracy. Kubernetes has transformed how we deploy and manage containerized applications. This orchestration platform automates deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts.

The Complete Guide to APM Best Practices for Developers, DevOps & SREs

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is no longer optional, it is essential for delivering fast, reliable, and seamless digital experiences. But simply installing an APM tool isn’t enough. To truly know its potential, IT teams need to follow APM best practices. Best practices for APM refer to the most effective ways to monitor, analyze, and optimize your application’s performance using APM tools.

Introducing Netdata Insights

Subscribe to the channel → / @netdata Now in research preview: Netdata Insights The problem: Incident? You're jumping between dashboards, piecing together timelines. Reporting? You're copy-pasting charts and correlating trends by hand. The data’s there, but turning it into a narrative doesn’t scale. The solution: Netdata Insights. Synthesizes high-fidelity telemetry using the latest LLMs into AI-powered reports with natural-language explanations, visuals, and clear recommendations.