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3 ways manufacturers can embrace agility and stay competitive

The manufacturing industry is in a state of flux, juggling skills gaps and supply chain issues at a time it needs to prepare for Industry 4.0 and smart factories. As the industry adopts digital technology, strengthening cybersecurity becomes a priority. The industry also faces pressure to advance sustainability. To weather the storm of this dynamic environment and come out stronger on the other side requires a shift in the way manufacturing companies operate.

Top 10 apps to boost your productivity

Winter is rolling in (for those in the Northern Hemisphere at least). Long summer evenings are on hold for now. In these colder months, it can be difficult to get back into work and feel efficient. But whether you are feeling tired, unorganised, or demotivated, there may be an application here to help you refocus and re-energise. Here are a few that have given us the boost we needed to get back on track.

Getting Started with Go and InfluxDB

Conventional databases such as PostgreSQL or MongoDB are great at safekeeping the state of your system in a tabular or document format, but what about time-dependent data: systems metrics, IoT device measurement or application state change? For those things, you need a more suitable type of database, one designed to manage better semi-structured data with a time characteristic.

7 Things to Check Before Launching a Website

Launching a website is a process that takes numerous essential steps. As the launch date comes closer, the excitement might lead to an oversight here and there. You can prevent this by deploying patience and double-checking every part of your website before it goes live. It all comes down to the type of website you're planning to launch. The more features you're planning to have, the longer the pre-launch inspection is going to take.

Why Cloud First and Cloud Now is The Most Urgent Business Strategy for You?

Without a doubt, cloud technology has saved numerous organizations from disruption. According to a report published by Allied Market Research, In 2019, the global cloud services market was valued at $325,689 million and is expected to reach $1,620,597 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 15.8%. The pandemic has amplified the growth of the cloud service market. In this article, we will thoroughly discuss cloud first and cloud now strategy, its benefits, and why businesses should adopt this strategy.

NECA delivers 99.9% system uptime using Applications Manager

NECA is an allied association of local telecommunications providers in the United States that was instituted by the Federal Communications Commission. It aims to provide rural consumers across the country with telecommunications and broadband services at affordable prices. Its services also include economic forecasting, trend analysis, industry database management, and rate and tariff analysis.

Monitor your Synthetic private locations with Datadog

Datadog Synthetic private locations play a key role in your organization’s test infrastructure by serving as highly customizable points of presence (e.g., data centers, geographic locations) for running synthetic tests on internal services. You can deploy private locations using the orchestrator of your choice, enabling you to seamlessly roll them out and scale them with the rest of your container fleet.

Monitor Confluent Cloud with Datadog

Confluent Cloud is a fully managed, cloud-hosted streaming data service. Enterprise customers use Confluent Cloud for real-time event streaming within cloud-scale applications. We’re excited to announce a new integration between Datadog and Confluent Cloud, which enables users to get deep visibility into their Confluent Cloud environment with just a few clicks. In this post, we’ll introduce how to set up the integration and start monitoring key metrics from your clusters.