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Incident.io

Stop choosing between fast incident response and secure access

Dec 1, 2025 By Article In Incident.io
Every production system will eventually break. It's not pessimism, it's just reality. That's why engineers go on-call, and why companies invest heavily in incident response tooling. But here's the problem: the moment an engineer goes on call, they typically need elevated access to production systems, databases, and sensitive customer data. And that elevated access? It's often permanent, overly broad, and a security nightmare waiting to happen.
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checkly

How to Write a Cover Letter That Actually Helps You Get the Job

Dec 1, 2025 By Kaylie Boogaerts In Checkly
Cover letters are supposed to help you shine, but most of them blur together into the same polite, forgettable paragraphs. The intention is good (“I want them to notice me!”), but the execution… not so much. So, here’s a simple, honest guide to writing a cover letter that actually works, especially if you’re applying to Checkly. Spoiler: shorter is better. And authenticity in this AI era is better than perfect polished perfection.
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netdata

Monitor Everything is an Anti-Pattern!

Dec 1, 2025 By Costa Tsaousis In netdata
Bullshit and nonsense. But let’s take it from the beginning. The industry’s story goes something like this: Then, in the same breath: You see the contradiction already, right? The same industry that tells you “collect less, simplify, trust the experts” is also the industry where: This isn’t an observability strategy. It’s observability by hindsight. Right. Good. Now we’re having fun.
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auvik

Stop the Insanity! Quit Doing These 7 Manual Network Management Tasks

Dec 1, 2025 By Alex Hoff In Auvik
Active network infrastructure management is a key element of any managed service offering. Traditionally, network management has involved a lot of tedious manual work, making it expensive and very hard to scale. And that’s why many MSPs have shied away from actively managing the network. But not managing network infrastructure at all is a risk to your business. Your clients likely expect you’re looking after the network whether you’ve promised it or not.
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auvik

Managing User Access & Authentication in a Cloud-Hosted Environment

Dec 1, 2025 By Kevin Dooley In Auvik
This is the third and final instalment in a series on Here’s What a Network Needs After a Cloud Migration. Part 1 looked at how to redesign the LAN. Part 2 outlined strategies for the Internet connection. One of the things that becomes more important in a cloud-based application environment is managing user access and authentication.
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auvik

Configuring an Internet Connection for a Cloud-Hosted Environment

Dec 1, 2025 By Kevin Dooley In Auvik
Part 2 in our series on Here’s What a Network Needs After a Cloud Migration. Part 1 looked at how to redesign the LAN. When a company’s application infrastructure moves to the cloud, a reliable Internet connection becomes mandatory. Hiccups in Internet service that might have been an inconvenience when apps were in-house now grind the business to a halt. Unfortunately, the Internet link happens to be the single least reliable element in an IT infrastructure.
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auvik

Here's What a Network Needs After a Cloud Migration

Dec 1, 2025 By Kevin Dooley In Auvik
By now, most organizations have realized the benefits of moving some, most, or all of their business applications to the cloud. The cloud typically offers better security and performance, at a lower price, than housing resources on-premises. You may have helped them in that migration or you may have been hired after it was complete. Either way, a client with cloud hosting has different network requirements than one whose infrastructure is primarily on-premises.
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Best Cyber Monday VPS Deals 2025: How to Evaluate Real Value Beyond Discounts

Best Cyber Monday VPS Deals 2025: How to Evaluate Real Value Beyond Discounts

Dec 1, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
December brings a flood of Cyber Monday VPS deals, each promising unbeatable savings. The challenge isn't finding deals. It's identifying which ones deliver actual long-term value versus temporary promotional pricing that evaporates after a few billing cycles. This guide evaluates Cyber Monday VPS deals using three core metrics: total cost over realistic usage periods, included features versus add-on fees, and management requirements that impact your team's time investment.
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Smarter Risk Management for Busy Teams

Smarter Risk Management for Busy Teams

Dec 1, 2025 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
What comes to mind when you hear the word 'risk' linked to your business? Maybe it's something big and obvious, with alarms going off all over the place and everything suddenly getting chaotic and maybe even falling apart - that's what a lot of people would imagine. But the truth is that real workplace risks aren't always like that (in fact, they're hardly ever like that), and they tend to be much quieter and slower. It'll be something like a missed update or someone making an assumption about something, or perhaps you'll notice an issue and then forget to deal with it because you got caught up in other things.
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