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RFID solutions for efficient inventory management in retail

Introduction: Efficient inventory management is the backbone of any successful retail business. With the rise of e-commerce, consumers have more options than ever, which means retailers must prioritize a streamlined supply chain to stay competitive. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) solutions have become increasingly popular in recent years as a way to improve inventory management.

Log Shippers: The Key to Efficient Log Management

Logs are a vital source of information for any system, providing valuable insights into its performance and behaviour. However, with the increasing complexity of modern systems and the massive amount of data generated by them, managing logs can be a daunting task. This is where log shippers come into play. Log shippers are tools designed to simplify the process of collecting and forwarding log data to a centralized location, allowing for easy analysis and troubleshooting.

The Latest Version of OpenSearch Is Now Live On Logit.io

Logit.io is pleased to introduce the latest version of OpenSearch onto the platform, with an OpenTelemetry-compliant data schema that unlocks a host of future analytics and observability capabilities. Also included in this release are improvements in threat detection for security analytics workloads, visualization tools, and machine learning (ML) models.

Optimize Network Performance Management with AppNeta

Regardless of an organization’s industry or size, virtually every critical business activity or service is at least partly reliant upon network connectivity. When network performance slows or issues arise that halt critical end-user services, it can be very costly to an organization. Lost employee productivity, eroded customer loyalty, and reduced sales can all be among the ramifications for even relatively brief service interruptions.

Gaming Industry: How Important are Logs for Systems?

In today’s fast-paced and highly-competitive gaming industry, providing a seamless and enjoyable gaming experience is essential to retain users. Games need to be responsive, offer high-resolution graphics, continuous uptime, and handle a huge amount of transactions. Having strong log analytics solution is essential to improve performance, identify issues, and fine-tune the player experience.

Introducing Internet Performance Monitoring: How does it help?

Catchpoint and ITOps Times break down 6 critical topics you need to understand to ensure Internet Resilience for your business in this bi-weekly microwebinar series, each lasting less than 10 minutes. Explore each of the topics in the series: In this second installment, we’ll dive deeper into the world of Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM). Learn how IPM can help you proactively find and fix issues in your Internet Stack before they impact the business.

Creating AWS email templates with Handlebars.js and MJML

In the next two posts (maybe more) I'll share how we have developed elmah.io's email templates currently sent out using Amazon Web Services (AWS). This first post will introduce template development using MJML and Handlebars.js. In the next post, I'll explain the process of building them on Azure DevOps and deploying them to AWS.

7 ways businesses can improve the quality and speed of database releases

The quality of database releases relies on thorough initial testing in development with teams needing access to fast, reliable data. While database testing is one of the most challenging aspects of development, processes which utilize database clones can overcome these issues. A database clone is a complete and fully functioning copy of a database that is identical to the original in terms of the metadata and the data.

Containerize a Rails 7 App and Run it on Vultr with Cloud 66

To celebrate a 3-year integration anniversary between Cloud 66 and Vultr we’re showcasing some of the changes and improvements that we have implemented in both of our platforms. To show how well our platforms work together, we’re taking a Rails 7 application sample and walking you through how to containerize and deploy that application on Vultr with Cloud 66.

Multiple players, one stack: Inside Roblox's centralized observability stack

When you sign into the Roblox platform, you get 30 million immersive experiences, ranging from concerts to fashion shows to, of course, video games. But when the observability team at Roblox logs on, they’re not playing around. The Roblox observability engineers are responsible for keeping more than 214 million monthly users happy and engaged by making the wildly popular gaming platform highly available around the world.