Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Reliability testing and Chaos Engineering are essential for finding reliability risks and improving the resiliency of systems. Gremlin makes it easy to do so, but not every engineer needs access to the same experiments, systems, or services. That’s why we released customizable role-based access controls (RBAC), letting Gremlin customers control which actions your users can perform in Gremlin.

Even with dedicated database staff (often with impressive technical skills), businesses need help understanding how to address database issues. IT managers and database specialists are keen to try different approaches to keeping databases working as efficiently as possible. One popular approach is ‘DevOps’. As companies navigate the complexities of digital transformation and a growing trend toward cloud migration, IT environments have become extraordinarily complex.

The choices you make around IT infrastructure have great impact for both business cost and performance, across areas as diverse as operations, finance, data analysis and marketing. Given the importance of data across all of these areas and frankly, across your business as a whole, making the right decision when choosing a new storage system is critical. In this blog post we will take a look at some of the factors to consider in order to ensure you balance cost effectiveness with performance.

Understanding costs is an essential part of service ownership. But in cloud-based applications, the cost of any given service often comes down to a wide range of dynamic factors. Individual services can incur fees from numerous dependencies, from data stores to observability solutions, and keeping track of these expenses can mean reckoning with the intricacies of many different billing models.

On March 19-23, Devart joined SQLBits2024, a non-profit yearly conference connecting 2279 attendees from 60 countries for training, networking, and experience sharing. This venue is a place of power for everyone interested in data engineering, architecture, database administration, analytics, and development with SQL, and we were glad to join the ranks with the people who share the same passion for SQL with us.

The current landscape of open-source software (OSS) in enterprises is characterized by a strategic shift towards open-source solutions for critical infrastructure and development needs. Enterprises increasingly rely on OSS to power their applications, manage data, and automate their deployment pipelines, making OSS an integral part of the software development lifecycle.

Most of us are aware that generative AI offers opportunity for innovation and efficiency where it is revolutionising how businesses operate. However, its impact is not fully understood. Earlier this year, Console Connect conducted a survey by Arlington Research which engaged 1,000 global CTOs and senior leaders to gain a better understanding of the challenges and demands associated with gen AI adoption.

Startups face unique challenges in their journey, including tight budgets, rapid development cycles, and limited resources. In this high-pressure environment, DevOps practice emerges as a crucial framework. Contrary to the misconception that DevOps is only suited for large enterprises, it offers significant advantages for startups by streamlining processes, enhancing product quality, and accelerating time-to-market.

Network closets, often referred to as IDF closets or telecommunications closets, are small yet vital spaces that house important networking equipment, acting as the hubs that connect various parts of an organization's IT infrastructure. Despite their significance, network closets are often overlooked and undermanaged. Poorly managed network closets can result in network downtime, reduced efficiency, and increased maintenance costs.