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Navigating a Software Audit: How to Stay Compliant and Avoid Costly Mistakes

The very mention of a software audit can send shivers down the spines of countless asset managers. Let’s clear the air around this process by debunking common myths and introducing practical, down-to-earth strategies to navigate it confidently.

Building a team for successful AIOps adoption

As pressure increases on enterprise IT teams to streamline processes and reduce downtime, many organizations are looking for new tools and strategies. Customers and stakeholders expect operational efficiency and service reliability. Tools within the AIOps industry can relieve the pressure by reducing alert noise, automating manual workflows, and reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR). However, the challenges don’t end at tool purchase.

Interpreting your reliability test results

Gremlin’s default suite of reliability tests analyzes critical functions of modern services: scalability, redundancy, and resilience to dependency failures. Services that pass this suite of tests can be trusted to remain available during unexpected incidents. But what happens when a service fails a test? How do you take failed test results and turn them into actionable insights? This blog aims to answer that question.

Tech Carbon Footprint: How Much Does Online Activity Contribute To Emissions?

In today’s digital age, social media and online communication have become an integral part of our daily lives. From scrolling through TikTok and Instagram to sending countless texts and emails, we’re constantly connected. Each minute spent scrolling or sending a quick message may seem harmless, but these small actions add up to a significant carbon footprint. The tech industry accounts for 7% of global emissions and is predicted to rise with the growth of data centers.

5 key takeaways from IBC 2024

The International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) is only getting bigger and better. This year’s show saw over 45,000 attendees and featured 1,350 exhibitors from around the world. The four-day event explored the latest advancements and trends shaping the future of the media and broadcasting industry, with AI at the forefront.

Drowning in Your SIEM's Archive? Save on Costs and Get Quick Access to Data With Cribl Lake

We hear it often—data volumes are growing at a 28% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) year over year, and organizations struggle to manage it all. With no additional money in their budgets, they can’t afford to store more and more data in their SIEM, which in most cases means being uncompliant or, worse, not having older data readily available in the case of a recently discovered breach. I’ve repeatedly heard that the data they have archived is practically inaccessible.

Handling Partial Writes in InfluxDB 3.0

We recently adjusted how we handle “partial writes” with our InfluxDB Cloud Serverless product using the v2 Write API. This only applies to InfluxDB Cloud Serverless customers (those who created their Cloud accounts after January 31, 2023). In the near future, we will make this change for InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated and InfluxDB Clustered customers as well.

Role-based access controls for granular data access in Cost Optimization Cloud Billing

SHARE For Managed Service Providers (MSPs), handling multiple clients’ IT environments means handling vast amounts of sensitive data, critical systems, and privileged access. Role-based access control (RBAC) is essential for data security and customer confidence to ensure that only the right people can gain access to sensitive information.

An Introductory Guide to Prometheus Metrics

Prometheus has emerged as the de facto standard for monitoring in cloud-native environments based on several key factors. Prometheus offers a highly scalable time-series database, capable of handling millions of metrics and a pull-based architecture that simplifies network configuration and enhances security. In this blog post, we’ll explore the four primary Prometheus metric types: counter, gauge, histogram, and summary.