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The latest News and Information on Incident Management, On-Call, Incident Response and related technologies.

PagerDuty and Jeli Together Will Transform Incident Management

Today is an important day for us at PagerDuty, and for the larger ecosystem of incident management. We’ve signed a definitive agreement to acquire Jeli, a standout player in the incident management space. This deal represents a strategic alignment of visions, technologies and goals that will have a lasting impact on the industry and our customers.

Basics of Incident Management

Life is full of unexpected incidents. From the coffee spill that disrupts your morning routine to the sudden traffic jam that transforms a 20-minute commute into an hour-long ordeal. Much like these challenges, most of our systems and infrastructure also constantly face these tiny glitches. If ignored, they can have a significant impact. Unlike minor inconveniences, these glitches we call Incidents have the potential to disrupt your business, frustrate customers, and eat into your revenue.

Set Responders Up for Success with New User Onboarding

Effective incident response plays a critical role in maintaining smooth operations at organizations of all sizes. When built up correctly, operational resilience–that ability to bounce back quickly after failure–can act as a shield that guards your customer experience, ensuring that even when incidents inevitably happen, you’re back online in no time.

xMatters Support - Dynamic Groups

Dynamic groups are teams of users based on selected criteria. A dynamic group's members change depending on who matches the selected criteria at the time of an alert. For example, you can create a dynamic group that includes all users who have specific training (such as first aid or fire safety) in a particular physical location within your organization. You could base this on a custom user property that indicates the level of training each user has. As each user gains a certification, the group is updated to reflect that change.

PagerDuty Operations Cloud Fall Launch 2023

Across the business landscape, 2023 has been called the “year of efficiency.” Organizations have had to deliver more growth and innovation, but with tighter budgets and headcount than in prior years. CIOs have needed to build strategies to mitigate the risk of operational failure and protect their brand’s customer experience.

Interlink's Service Chain Mapping solution: Helping Banking & Finance Organizations Strengthen Operational Resilience and Meet Regulatory Requirements

Operational resilience is an increasing area of focus and scrutiny for regulators of the banking and financial services industry. In the European Union, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) looms on the near horizon - with equivalent regulatory frameworks slowly but surely rolling out across the globe.

Introducing Squadcast's Global Event Rulesets | Incident Management | Squadcast

With video will give you a walkthrough of Squadcast's new feature 'Global Event Rulesets' that helps you simplify alert Routing and boost efficiency Global Event Rulesets enable you to manage alert routing across services and automate actions based on predefined global event rulesets.

StatusCast vs Status.io: Status Page Comparison

In the modern day IT landscape, service reliability is of the utmost importance. Status pages serve as crucial interfaces, communicating any interruptions or issues to stakeholders. While several options are available, two notable status page providers stand out: StatusCast and Status.Io. Here we take a dive into the various aspects of status pages and incident management for each status page service.

Create a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for an existing alert

With the ilert Microsoft Teams integration, you can create a separate MS Teams channel for a specific alert, allowing quick collaboration. You can bring together your team members in a shared chat to discuss the issue, share findings, and coordinate your response. This feature is also helpful for reviewing incidents and creating postmortems.