Indexes can make a world of difference to performance in Postgres, but it’s not always obvious when you’ve written a query that could do with an index. Here we’ll cover.

Why is Slack becoming so popular in incident management? Slack is one of the most popular communication tools used in companies. If you're part of a remote team, your team is probably on Slack or something similar like MS Teams. Although IM tools lack the communication nuances that are taken for granted in face to face interactions, they provide many other advantages.

AIOps monitoring is a proactive process that uses AI to anticipate and identify IT infrastructure issues. Going beyond traditional troubleshooting, it enables your systems to detect anomalies in advance to prevent potential disruptions. AIOps uses advanced technology like AI and machine learning to simplify IT operations. AIOps monitoring collects and analyzes large data sets from diverse sources, such as logs, metrics, and events.

As the IT landscape evolves, businesses face increasingly complex challenges related to system availability, data integrity, and customer satisfaction. One of the most pressing dilemmas is how to manage incidents effectively—deciding between reactive and proactive incident response approaches. Both methodologies have their own merits and pitfalls, but the decision can significantly influence how efficiently an organization handles IT disruptions and maintains operational continuity.

Cloud engineers have become a vital part of many organizations – orchestrating cloud services to create seamless digital experiences for clients. With responsibilities spanning across cloud security to troubleshooting incidents, cloud engineers are key to keeping modern businesses running efficiently. And as the need for cloud expertise continues to rise, so do opportunities in the field.

Maintaining transparent communication about service availability is crucial for businesses of all sizes. Status pages are an important part of your communication strategy during times of outages and maintenance events. You can choose to go with a fully managed status page provider, or host an open-source one yourself. Open source status page providers offer a cost-effective and customizable solution. However, then can come with their own drawbacks.

You’ve likely noticed how some pizza places promise delivery in 30 minutes, or they’ll give you your money back. But what are they really promising? They’re setting a clear performance goal and backing it up with confidence. How do they measure their performance? They track how long each delivery takes. And why do they make this promise? Because fast service is key to keeping their business thriving.

Generative AI has immense potential to transform how IT operations, service management, and infrastructure teams function. However, integrating GenAI technologies, like copilots, often brings significant challenges, such as ensuring accuracy, addressing job displacement concerns, and demonstrating tangible value. Navigating the landscape of various vendors and implementation hurdles can be time-consuming and resource-intensive.

The Digital Finance Strategy is a European directive that aims to support and develop digital finance in Europe while maintaining financial stability and consumer protection. There are three main components to the package: In this blog post, we’ll attempt to summarize the 113-page DORA proposal, highlighting how it will apply to incident management at financial entities. Side note: we also wrote a blog post about the other DORA, also known as the DevOps Research and Assessments.