While “America runs on Dunkin”, IT increasingly runs on Linux. Between being open-source and highly customizable, everything from video games to enterprise servers can run on Linux. When cloud services took over the corporate IT environment, they brought Linux with them in the form of virtual servers and containers. Meanwhile, developers increasingly use Linux-based Docker to containerize applications and Kubernetes to manage the deployments.

This is one of a series of blog posts that explain how the Cribl SRE team builds, optimizes, and operates a robust Observability suite using Cribl’s products. If you haven’t, we encourage you to read the previous blog about how the Cribl SRE team uses our own products to achieve scalable observability. We installed Cribl Edge on the machines we manage for our users and use it to gather metrics.

The latest LM Studio 0.3 update has made Elastic’s AI Assistant for Security run with an LM Studio-hosted model easier and faster. In this blog, Elastic and LM Studio teams will show you how to get started in minutes. You no longer need to set up a proxy if you work on the same network or locally on your machine.

For businesses, choosing the right cloud storage becomes more complex than for the average user because factors other than personal preferences and needs come into play. Companies need to consider the big picture when choosing a storage solution for their data. Businesses often deal with sensitive data, large files, and complex storage needs.

An Ultimate Guide to on-call schedules? You might think this sounds overly grandiose for what’s essentially putting people into a list and rotating through them. But you’d be flat-out wrong. Getting your on-call setup correct is as real and as important as it gets, and getting things wrong can lead to prolonged incidents, burnt out employees, and damaged company reputation.

The world of tech is full of acronyms. SLOs are one of those that everyone talks about, but maybe not everyone fully gets. Whether you're nodding along in meetings or just hearing “SLO” for the first time, we’ve got you covered. In this post, we’ll break down what Service Level Objectives (SLOs) actually are, why they matter, and how they can help keep your systems (and your sanity) in check.

Understanding and aligning to the needs of your network team can unlock a more profitable, efficient, and sustainable business. Network and IT teams are part of the success of your organization. They keep your critical applications running smoothly and protect your data from threats, all while flying under the radar.

In an ideal world, every alert would signal a unique and critical issue. However, in reality, alerts often come in waves. Alert noise refers to the overwhelming volume of notifications that incident response teams receive, many of which may be redundant or irrelevant. This can lead to alert fatigue, where critical issues might be overlooked due to the sheer number of notifications. ‍

As organizations increasingly look to leverage the benefits of both on-premises and cloud environments, hybrid cloud architecture has gained traction. Today, 75% of organizations worldwide have adopted a hybrid cloud strategy. However, hybrid IT isn’t for everyone.

In today’s interconnected business world, external collaboration is essential. SharePoint Online provides the flexibility to share documents with external partners, clients, and vendors, but this can also expose organizations to data security risks. Securing external sharing while ensuring smooth collaboration is key to maintaining trust and protecting sensitive information. Here’s how you can achieve that balance.