We are thrilled to share several recent success stories that highlight the incredible power of our Early Warning Signals feature for K12 IT departments. A monitoring feature unique to StatusGator, Early Warning Signals gives your IT team a heads up on potential outages before providers officially acknowledge them on their status pages. When those critical first few moments strike, StatusGator lets you know if it’s everyone or just you.

Kibana and Grafana are the leading options when selecting a tool for observability and monitoring in cloud environments. This guide extensively explores their variances to assist you in selecting the most suitable option for your requirements. Understanding these tools is crucial for effective system monitoring, whether managing a small startup or a large enterprise.

As the technology landscape continues to evolve, so do the methods by which organizations ensure optimal service delivery. Service Level Objectives (SLOs) have emerged as one of the most critical metrics in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), acting as a bridge between reliability and performance. SLOs reflect the target reliability of a service from the perspective of the user, providing measurable standards to maintain quality.

I was recently cruising LinkedIn and saw Abi Noda from GetDX reference a paper Meta wrote in 2022 on improving code review time. Meta’s focus on this metric was sparked by a developer survey, but what they did as a result is even more interesting (at least to me!). Meta developed a “NudgeBot” to alert reviewers to take action on stale diffs. And it worked; both time to review and time in review went down.

Filebeat is a straightforward log shipper that enables you to begin logging, rapidly. With observability solutions like Logit.io, this can be achieved in as little as 5 minutes, following our integration guide. To understand more about using Filebeat with Logit.io, this article will define what it is, how it works, and how to integrate Filebeat with Logit.io to ship logs from local files to one or more destinations.

As businesses increasingly adopt Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) solutions to enhance connectivity and performance across their branch offices, a common question arises: “Do I just need Security Service Edge (SSE) security for the branch?” The answer is a resounding “no”. While SSE provides essential security features, it is not sufficient on its own.

Companies looking to compete on a global scale need to embrace ISO compliance. This will certify that your organization adheres to internationally recognized standards, which in turn promotes consistency, efficiency and trustworthiness. Understanding what ISO compliance entails can help your business not only meet industry expectations but also exceed them, positioning you as a leader in your field.

FileVault disk encryption is the macOS feature that encrypts data on Mac computers. Encrypting the data on your devices means that your password is required to read it, so if the device is lost or stolen, it is protected. This is vital for protecting the privacy of individuals and the operational data of businesses and organizations. This article explains FileVault, the importance of disk encryption for individuals and organizations, and how to enable FileVault.

Is your AVD monitoring strategy truly effective? As organizations increasingly adopt Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to support remote work, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience becomes a priority. A robust AVD monitoring, and observability strategy is essential to achieve this, allowing you to maintain performance, security, and user satisfaction across your virtual desktops and apps. But where do you start?