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Downtime: Understanding and Minimizing Outages

Downtime isn’t just about systems going offline. It’s about how well your business can adapt and keep moving forward. Whether it’s a minor glitch or a large-scale outage, it affects revenue, productivity, and the trust your customers place in your services. For instance, in July 2024, CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform faced an outage that cost Fortune 500 companies $5.4 billion. Businesses that had proactive strategies recovered faster, minimizing the damage.

Tech Bacteria Experiment: Just How Much Bacteria Is Lurking On Your Devices?

We take our phones and tech devices everywhere — whether it’s on the train, at a coffee shop, or even in bed, we’re rarely far from them. In fact, 75% of Americans admit to using their phones even while on the toilet. With each new location, our devices pick up a mix of dust, dirt, and germs along the way. While the COVID-19 pandemic may have heightened our awareness of germs, are we paying enough attention to the bacteria that can gather on our everyday gadgets?

RAN-tastic Opportunities: Driving the Future of Telecommunications

The telecom landscape is undergoing a transformation unlike anything we’ve seen before, and at the heart of this epic shift is the Radio Access Network (RAN). What used to be a quiet, behind-the-scenes player in mobile communications has now become the backbone of modern connectivity—powering everything from the phone in your pocket to entire smart cities.

7 Ways Self-Service Automation Speeds Up DevOps & Empowers Platform Users

In software development, even common IT operations tasks require specialized skills. Collaboration between specialized teams is the driving force of DevOps, more than any tooling or workflow. But self-service automation becomes valuable when common, routine tasks and processes start to restrict developers and burden operations teams.

G2: Squadcast Leads in Incident Management and Secures Key Wins Across IT Alerting

We’re thrilled to share that Squadcast has been recognized as a Leader for the second time in the Incident Management Category. This win celebrates our pioneering role in Unified Incident Management, where we bring together On-Call Management, Incident Response, Workflow Automation, AI/ML-powered Noise Reduction, and SLO tracking—all in one platform.

The Power of Community: Berlin's Tech Leaders Share Their Stories!

In this panel session from Civo Navigate Europe 2024, top tech leaders from Berlin dive into the factors that have transformed the city into a thriving tech hub. Discover how networking groups and community engagement have played a crucial role in boosting Berlin's tech scene. With its unique blend of creativity, diverse talent, and a vibrant startup culture, Berlin is leading the way in tech innovation. Tune in to learn how collaboration and innovation are driving growth and shaping the future of technology in this major European market.

Using Kosli attest in Github Actions Workflows - Some Do's and Don'ts

The heart of Kosli’s functionality lies in its attest command. Think of it as a digital notary for your CI process. Every time you complete a significant step in your pipeline (e.g., a security scan, a build, a deployment, etc) you use kosli attest to create an immutable record of that event. However, integrating Kosli into your existing CI workflow isn’t always straightforward. You might find yourself grappling with questions like.