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What is High Cardinality Data?

While reading a GitHub issue on the OpenTelemetry Collector about trying to send two versions of a metric, one with higher and one with lower cardinality, it occurred to me that we’ve never written on this blog about what is high-cardinality data exactly and how it matters to your OpenTelemetry observability. High-cardinality data refers to a dataset or data attribute that contains a large number of distinct values relative to the total number of data points.

Business Transformation: Why It's Important for Our Partners

N-able started its Business Transformation Program a few years ago, and since then it’s been helping N-able partners boost their business growth. In a recent video shot during Empower in Prague, Robert Wilburn, VP partner growth, and Chris Massey, senior product marketing manager, Partner Success, discussed how and why it was important for N-able to create this program for its partners.

Watch Grafana 10 demos: New visualizations, plugin tools, and more from the latest Grafana release

With every major release of Grafana, we strive to give our users a broader, more powerful and more streamlined set of features for data visualization. Grafana 10, unveiled this month at GrafanaCON 2023, is certainly no exception. From more intuitive navigation to updated plugin development tools, Grafana 10 enhancements benefit new and seasoned users alike.

How our product team use Catalog

We recently introduced Catalog: the connected map of everything in your organization. In the process of building Catalog as a feature, we’ve also been building out the content of our own catalog. We'd flipped on the feature flag to give ourselves early access, and as we went along, we used this to test out the various features that Catalog powers.

Services are not special: Why Catalog is not just another service catalog

As you may have already seen, we’ve recently released a Catalog feature at incident.io. While designing and building it, we took an approach that’s a tangible departure from a traditional service catalog. Here’s how we’re different, and why.

Why Data Privacy Should Be a Top Priority for Every Business

Data privacy has become a pressing concern for individuals and organizations alike. Protecting sensitive information is no longer an option; it's a necessity. For businesses, data privacy should be a top priority, not only to comply with regulations but also to establish trust with customers and safeguard their reputation. In this blog post, we will delve into six compelling reasons why data privacy should be a fundamental concern for every business.

Finishing Touches Every Market-Oriented Product Should Have

Marketing products is essential to the success of any business, but it begins with an effective product. Even the most impressive design and creativity won't be enough if your product lacks certain key elements for market orientation. Though these touches may appear small, they can have an outsized impact on how buyers respond or relate to your brand. Whether you're marketing a product yourself or through a partner chain, maximizing customer interaction means making sure that little details are taken care of from start to finish.

Microsoft Teams Outage, TM612617: Users may be unable to access Microsoft Teams using web browsers

This morning, Microsoft Teams suffered an outage with users unable to access Microsoft Teams unless they were using the Teams client. Editor’s Note: This outage lasted about 2 hours including the time to roll out a fix, Exoprise customers knew of the issue around 35 minutes before Microsoft. Exoprise proactive monitoring first detected the outage in North America starting at 7:20 AM EDT.

Collabs for the Win: How Cross-Promotion Drives Instagram Likes and Engagement

If you're looking to increase your reach on social media, cross-promotion is key. By collaborating with influencers who share your audience, you can expose your brand to new followers and drive engagement. One effective strategy is to partner with influencers who have similar interests or values. For example, if you run a fitness account, you might collaborate with a yoga instructor or nutritionist to offer your followers a wider range of content. This not only provides value to your audience but also introduces your brand to new followers who may be interested in your content.