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Ubuntu optimised for Intel processors accelerates adoption of IoT innovations

2 November 2021: Canonical published the first Ubuntu images optimised for the next generation of Intel IoT platforms, which address the unique requirements of the intelligent edge across multiple industry verticals. Both companies are dedicated to enabling on Ubuntu the Intel IoT platforms’ specific features such as real-time performance, manageability, security, and functional safety, as well as allowing users to take advantage of their improved CPU and graphics performance.

How to Parse JSON with Telegraf into InfluxDB Cloud

In Telegraf 1.19 we released a new JSON parser (json_v2). The original parser suffered from an inflexible configuration, and there were a handful of pretty common cases where data could not be parsed. While a lot of edge cases for parsing can be resolved using the Starlark processor, it is still a more advanced approach that requires writing scripts. We have made a lot of enhancements to the new JSON parser that can help you easily read in your JSON data into InfluxDB.

What is Microsoft Azure Portal and its Benefits?

With the help of its continually growing global network of data centres, Microsoft has developed Azure, a cloud platform for developing, deploying, and managing services and applications from any location. Azure is available now. Azure’s platform as a service (PaaS) approach allows you to add cloud capabilities to your current network, while its infrastructure as a service (IaaS) model allows you to entrust Microsoft with all of your computing and network requirements (IaaS).

Wi-Fi monitor: 5 ways it helps you get wireless network management right

The increasing need for mobility has accelerated many organizations’ shift towards wireless networks, commonly known as Wi-Fi networks. The high bit rate and bandwidth offered by wireless networks enable a better networking experience than their wired counterparts. In an ideal network, once you set up your Wi-Fi components, your end users should be able to connect and access your network with ease.

How to Conduct Better Market Research for Your Small Business

For a business to sell a product of any kind, they need to know who to sell it to in the first place. No matter how wonderful or groundbreaking a product happens to be, without the right marketing strategy, it may never see the heights of success that it truly deserves. Market research is essential in this regard, yet it is not usually too easy to conduct. Thankfully, there are ways for even the smallest of businesses to gain a deeper understanding of their audience utilizing some cost-effective tactics. If you need some guidance in your own research efforts, here are some tips to check out.
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How to Automate the Handling of Suspicious User Behavior

We live in a technological society, and cyber attacks are on the rise. Much of this fraudulent activity is linked to malicious actors or gangs of cyber criminals who are trying to exploit anything they can get their hands on. By using tools like Cobalt Strike or customized alternatives, they attempt to penetrate an organization's defenses in order to gain leverage, exfiltrate PIIs, plant ransomware or CnC beacons, or perform other kinds of malicious acts.

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6 Reasons You Need a Digital Experience Monitoring Strategy

A Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) strategy unlocks the key to understanding how end-users interact with web and desktop applications. If you have landed at this post, perhaps you are looking for a Digital Experience Monitoring solution. Correct? But before that, let's take a step back in understanding why it's critical to invest in a DEM tool. To provide a better technology experience, operation teams need modern tools to monitor and collect remote worker application insights. And because of that, businesses are adapting their digital transformation strategy to grow, survive, and respond to disruptions caused by the pandemic.

All You Need To Know About MPLS Networks

Since the turn of the century, Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) has been the de facto technology for providing organisations with a robust way of connecting branch offices and important sites like corporate headquarters or private data centres. In this blog, we look at how the role of MPLS networks has evolved alongside the emergence of new networking technologies.

My goals as a newly elected OpenTelemetry Governance Committee member

I joined Grafana Labs as a software engineer in October to help build out a team focused on OpenTelemetry, and within a few weeks, I was promptly encouraged to run for a seat on the OpenTelemetry board. Every year, the OpenTelemetry community holds elections for a few seats on the Governance Committee board, which oversees the project at large. The results of this year’s elections are now available, and I am glad to share that I have been elected to serve on the board!

Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) Approved Products List (APL): What is it and Why it Matters

This is the second of a four-part security blog series covering why ScienceLogic is listed in the DoDIN APL catalog, what this means for monitoring critical IT infrastructure, and why APL certification is relevant for all organizations. Part two is about what the DoDIN APL is and why it matters to both government and non-government organizations.