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Essential Guide to sudo and su in Linux

Most Linux users will be faced with sudo and su at least once in their lives. Because of their comparable syntax and overlapping functions, it is often complicated for new users to differentiate between them. The commands sudo and su are among the most widespread and effective in Linux. By deterring unpredictable things in your network, you can deter performance and safety issues in your network. The two methods of gaining root privileges are sudo and su.

How to Scale DevOps: 5 Keys to Success

DevOps is one of the core pillars of any organization. As the company grows, its processes also scale to absorb the new growth. Scaling DevOps is inevitable for any organization's growth. You cannot scale consistently if your DevOps processes involve a lot of manual steps and take much time to deliver new projects. A scalable DevOps means the system can expand automatically during a high workload and shrink back when the needs are reduced to normal.

Trends and Updates From 2022, Looking Forward to 2023

The weather’s getting colder, the days are getting shorter, and we’re looking back on a year of change and growth with gratitude in our hearts. As we get ready for the new year, we wanted to share some of the ways in which we saw users expand what’s possible with Cortex in 2022, and highlight some of our favorite new features.

What is Redundancy? Protecting the Cloud (And Your Data) From Total Disaster

Redundancy is a concept that is often used in the digital world, but what does it mean? Here, we will explore the definition of redundancy, the benefits it offers, the various types of redundancy, how to implement redundancy in computing, redundancy systems and technologies, how to protect the cloud from natural disasters, and the benefits and drawbacks of redundancy. By the end of this article, you will have a better understanding of what redundancy is and how it can be beneficial to your business.

Tis the Season: 3D Observability for Prometheus + Grafana + Octoprint

You may get lucky this holiday season with a new 3D printer, either as a gift or something you give yourself as a reward for all your hard work this year. Household 3D printers have made tremendous strides in ease of use and affordability over the last decade.

Getting Started with InfluxDB and Grafana

At some point if you’re working with data, you’ll probably want to be able to visualize it with different types of charts and organize those charts with dashboards. You’ll also need somewhere to store that data so it can be queried efficiently. One of the most popular combinations for storing and visualizing time series data is Grafana and InfluxDB.

Customer Highlight: How Rune Labs is Improving Parkinson's Patients' Quality of Life Using Sensor Data Collected with InfluxDB

I recently chatted with one of our InfluxDB Cloud customers, Rune Labs, to discuss how they’re using this purpose-built time series platform. Every customer has a unique story — I love sharing their stories as well as their Telegraf, InfluxDB, and Flux tips and tricks. Keep reading to learn about Rune Labs’ approach to precision neurology, and learn from Engineering Manager Carolyn Ranti how they are using InfluxDB to collect sensor data.

Log monitoring and unstructured log data, moving beyond tail -f

Log files and system logs have been a treasure trove of information for administrators and developers for decades. But with more moving parts and ever more options on where to run modern cloud applications, keeping an eye on logs and troubleshooting problems have become increasingly difficult.

Incident management vs. event management

As you explore IT event management and IT incident management, they may look and even sound similar, but it’s essential to understand how they differ. Your IT management team needs to know what to look for, both in an event and an incident, so they can resolve any red-flag issues and return your system to normalcy. But why is it so important to recognize the difference?