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Feature Friday #42: ob-cfengine3

For the final post in the Feature Friday series I am here to tell you about something I use nearly hourly, ob-cfengine3 which extends Emacs Org Babel for executing CFEngine policy. ob-cfengine3 has been around for a little over seven years now and it has saved me countless hours, seconds at a time. At it’s core it let’s you type a snippet of policy and execute it directly in your document, sort of like Jupyter.

Internal vs. External IT Asset Audits - What's the Difference

In today’s digital world, IT assets are fundamental to most organizations. They act as their core operational support and are pivotal in enhancing their market value. Efficient inventory management and asset tracking ensure operational effectiveness, financial responsibility, and security. This is where IT asset audits become essential.

Essential Tips for Keeping Your Number Plate Safe

Our car's number plate is an important part of its identity that ensures compliance with legal and regulatory standards. Number plates are frequently disregarded in terms of car upkeep and security. Damage, theft, or wear and tear can result in legal troubles, fines, and extra expenses. This article will provide you with some important suggestions and tactics to secure and maintain your number plate. Visit Show Plates for more information about number plates.

5 Strategies for Creating a Customer-Centric Culture at Your Business

Building a customer-centric culture means going beyond delivering satisfactory service. It requires placing the customer at the centre of business decisions, operations, and strategies. Customer-centricity shapes the way employees engage with customers, how products and services evolve, and how success is measured. It is a long-term commitment that aims to create value for customers at every touchpoint and make their needs and experiences an integral part of the company's vision.

The ROI of Quality Front-End Development

In today's digital landscape, businesses face mounting pressure to deliver exceptional online experiences. While many companies focus on surface-level design, the true value lies in robust, custom front-end development and engineering practices that shape how users interact with digital products. Quality development creates the foundation for seamless experiences that keep customers engaged and drive business growth.

How Buying a Car Can Be Easier Than You Think

Just like buying a home, purchasing a new car is one of those few life experiences where you have to make sure that you choose wisely because the amount of money you're about to drop on it is generally irretrievable if you choose poorly. However, when armed with the correct information and tips, this erstwhile terrifying task needn't be as tricky as you first imagine.

Get Your AC Unit Ready to Go With These Simple Strategies

As the temperatures rise and summer approaches, it's crucial to ensure that your air conditioning (AC) unit is functioning optimally. A well-maintained AC unit not only keeps your home comfortable but also enhances energy efficiency and reduces cooling costs. Here are some strategies to help you prepare your AC unit for the warm months ahead.
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What's new in Avantra 25 - AIOps for Cloud ERP

I am pleased to announce that we have released Avantra 25, the next evolution of the Avantra platform. This year we have focused on all things cloud, from native support of SAP BTP and SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition to SAP RISE capable automation templates in our add-in library and our very own Avantra AIR cloud-based AI extension for Avantra, there's a lot to like with Avantra 25. There are some great new features though so let's dig deeper. For a complete list of changes, check out our public release notes.

Squadcast vs. Legacy On-Prem Solutions: Why Enterprises Choose Cloud-Based Incident Management

In today’s Incident Management landscape, ensuring uptime and seamless operations is mission-critical for enterprises. As organizations grow and scale, the choice of an incident management solution can significantly influence how efficiently teams respond to and resolve incidents. While legacy on-premises solutions once ruled the roost, modern enterprises are increasingly pivoting towards cloud-based platforms like Squadcast. Why?

Traceparent and Tracestate Explained: A Guide to Distributed Tracing with Atatus

In modern microservice architectures, requests often span multiple services, making it challenging to monitor and debug performance issues. Distributed tracing provides the ability to follow a request’s journey through these services, identifying performance bottlenecks and dependencies. The W3C trace context standard simplifies this process by introducing two critical headers: traceparent and tracestate.