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As telecom providers evolve to support 5G and beyond, network complexity skyrockets. That’s where a “Dark NOC” comes into play. Contrary to what it might sound like, a Dark NOC doesn’t mean a completely deserted control room. Instead, it’s a NOC that can operate with minimal human oversight thanks to advanced automation. Routine and even some complex processes run autonomously, leaving human intervention only for specific, high-stakes scenarios.

Today, Canonical announced the availability of MicroCloud’s first long term support (LTS) release. MicroCloud is part of Canonical’s cloud infrastructure portfolio. As the publisher of Ubuntu, Canonical is known for providing Ubuntu LTS releases every two years in April. With the addition of a MicroCloud LTS, Canonical expands its commitment to long term support for organizations looking for a scalable virtualization solution for edge and low-touch clouds.

Do you often spend more time trying to understand code instead of writing it? Whether it’s finding dependencies, understanding data flows, or locating the right entry points, the lack of visibility in codebases, both new and old, can quickly slow devs down. With the right tools and practices, though, developers can access the full picture of the codebase from the start. This guide is all about making code visibility work for you.

ManageEngine OpManager now integrates with Ansible to bring advanced automation capabilities directly to your network management toolkit. This integration allows IT teams to automate critical tasks, streamline configurations, and resolve performance issues with ease, all from a single, unified platform. By leveraging Ansible’s robust automation features within OpManager, you can reduce manual efforts, minimize downtime, and ensure your network runs at peak efficiency.

HAProxy Enterprise 3.0 is now available. This release extends HAProxy Enterprise’s legendary performance and flexibility and builds upon its cornerstone features. The HAProxy Enterprise WAF is even more powerful, the Global Profiling Engine is more dynamic and performant, UDP load balancing is simpler and more observable, HTTPS performance is improved, and we have added new CAPTCHA and SAML single sign-on modules.

Speed and reliability in incident management have always been the formula for many businesses’ success. But what happens when this already demanding workflow needs to be done at scale? The answer is adopting enterprise DevOps methodologies to scale operations efficiently. DevOps benefits are magnified when they are correctly scaled across an entire enterprise. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore enterprise DevOps’s fundamental principles, challenges, and components.

As a provider of incident management software, we at incident.io manage sensitive data regarding our customers. This includes Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about their employees, such as emails, first names, and last names, as well as confidential details regarding customer incidents, such as names and summaries. Consequently, we approach the management of this data with a great deal of care.

MetricFire is a full-scale platform offering infrastructure, system, and application monitoring using open-source monitoring tools. The platform allows you to use Graphite-as-a-Service and display your metrics on aesthetically pleasing Grafana dashboards. Because of its powerful monitoring capabilities, MetricFire allows you to understand complex systems at a glance. This article will highlight everything you need to know to understand and use MetricFire for your business.