As we approach 2024, the DevOps and SRE landscapes continue to evolve, bringing forth a new generation of tools designed to enhance efficiency, scalability, and reliability in software development and operations. In this post, we'll dive into some of the most promising tools that are shaping the future of Continuous integration and deployment, monitoring and observability, infrastructure/application platforms, incident management & alerting, security, and diagramming.

Having effective incident response tools is crucial for IT organizations. Improving your incident response process is enhanced when equipped with the appropriate tool that includes intelligent features tailored to your needs. Whether you're just beginning your venture into efficient Incident Management or in search of the finest incident response tools, we present the top five options for your consideration.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) stands out as a crucial discipline, ensuring the smooth operation and scalability of intricate software systems. SREs employ a diverse toolkit, automating tasks, monitoring system health, and proactively tackling potential issues. The goal? To elevate site reliability and keep downtime at bay. In this blog, we'll dive deep into the realm of SRE tools, breaking down what each tool brings to the table.

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) handle a multitude of customer support cases, each requiring efficient routing to the right team member. Squadcast's Webforms provide a solution to expedite issue reporting and streamline resolution. In this blog, we will explore how MSPs can leverage webforms to enhance the customer support experience.

How to build a pipeline to convert logs to metrics and ship them to long term storage like Levitate.

At Squadcast, we advocate for the principles of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), which emphasize the critical importance of automating routine tasks to boost efficiency in Incident Management. We're aiding organizations in implementing these principles with one of our newest features: 'Workflows'. Workflows has been designed to automate manual facets of your Incident lifecycle, all while ensuring human-in-the-loop execution for critical decisions.

How Levitate solves today's challenges of B2B SaaS monitoring, including noisy neighbors by unlocking per-tenant observability.

If you work in eCommerce, you can see the storm on the horizon. Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year both online and off, is only a few days away. Your services are going to hit usage spikes you possibly have never seen before. And it will be all aspects of your services pushed to your limit – people won’t just be searching, or just buying, or signing up for programs, they’ll be doing all of these at once. ‍ Most crucially, everyone else is offering deals too.

Avoiding downtime is imperative. To keep you sturdy against any unplanned disruptions there are Incident Management tools ensuring quick response, efficient resolution, and minimal impact on operations. This blog aims to be your go-to guide for navigating the diverse landscape of Incident Management platforms.

When multiple users are affected by an incident, it can quickly escalate into a chaotic situation. To effectively manage and prioritize such incidents, organizations need a robust incident priority matrix. An incident priority matrix is a tool organizations use to deal with critical issues quickly. It’s a roadmap for handling incidents efficiently.