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Top 5 Observability Tools DevOps Teams Should Know

Observability and monitoring are the cornerstone of resilient, high-performing applications. Nearly every IT or software engineering leader we come into contact with emphasizes the importance of the ability to understand and diagnose what is going on with their applications at all times. Having clear and concise visibility into your applications is no longer optional.

How to Configure and Optimize Prometheus Data Retention

Prometheus can be lightweight to start with, but once it’s in production, storage usage tends to grow faster than expected. Managing how long data is kept becomes critical, especially when you're working with limited disk space or tight budgets. This guide outlines the key concepts behind Prometheus data retention, how to configure it effectively, and what to watch out for.

What's New in Turbo360 - Azure Budget planner, Executive cost summary report, Snooze monitoring....

Turbo360 brings a suite of enhancements added to elevate your Azure management experience. Hit play to hear what's in store for this month. Introduction (00:00:00) Executive cost summary report (00:00:15) Budget planner (00:01:14) Pause monitoring feature (00:01:51) Exporting and Importing business transactions (00:02:23) Direct Access to Azure Resources (00:02:55) Conclusion (00:03:17)

Reliable Dedicated Servers as the Foundation of Scalable DevOps Architecture

Imagine launching a product update at peak traffic time. Your development team pushes the changes, expecting everything to run smoothly. But instead of seamless deployment, the infrastructure buckles-delays spike, user complaints pour in, and error logs flood your screen. Sound familiar? In the world of DevOps, where agility and uptime are non-negotiable, the strength of your backend setup determines how fast-and how safely-you can move. At the heart of this digital engine lies a crucial but often underestimated component: the server. More specifically-reliable dedicated servers.

Reimagining the Data Centre: Respect, Resources, and the Path to a Sustainable Digital Future

When most people picture a data centre, they might think of a bland industrial shell—cold, humming, and forgettable. But look closer, and you’ll find something far more profound. A data centre is a heavy, complex, and finely tuned space where an immense volume of information flows, transforms, and creates the digital world we rely on. In many ways, it feels like magic. And yet, so does nature. Both deserve respect.

Deploy Istio at Scale With Rancher

Managing and deploying applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters presents significant challenges, especially as the number of clusters grows. Traditional methods, like manually applying Helm charts or manifests per cluster, become cumbersome, error-prone, and difficult to scale or maintain consistency for Day 2 operations. While Rancher allows managing Helm chart repositories and apps, this is done on a per-cluster basis via the UI.

Community Vigilance, Enterprise Response: Addressing CVE-2024-21626 in Rancher

In backend engineering, many days follow a familiar rhythm: coffee, code reviews, maybe deploying a new feature. But occasionally, the routine is interrupted by a message that signals a different kind of challenge, like a Slack notification from the security team: “Hey, we’ve identified a potential issue. Need to sync up.” This post details one such instance—our journey addressing CVE-2024-21626, a privilege escalation vulnerability reported in Rancher.

Fleet management with Landscape for Ubuntu Core

Shipping your Ubuntu Core IoT device is just the beginning, managing it at scale is where the real challenge begins. In this session, Michael Croft-White (Engineering Director at Canonical) walks through how Landscape, Canonical’s fleet management tool, helps you keep devices updated, secure, and properly configured throughout their lifecycle.

Docker Hardened Images for tightened security and strong provenance

Docker's VP of Product, Michael Donovan, gives a quick overview of Docker Hardened Images and how they make open source software available in a hardened image container. They're minimal images with less attack surface and SLSA level 3 artifact compliance. They carry extensive provenance data, including SBOMs, CVEs, and VEX. Be confident that your software is safer from attack using Docker Hardened Images and Cloudsmith.