What could go wrong with your Azure environment? Netflix gave the world two beautiful gifts: a media streaming platform for the general public and a wonderful monkey for the tech community. Enough has been said about the media streaming part, so let's play (or work) with the monkey now. When Netflix let the world know about Chaos Monkey, the tech community took a minute to stand and applaud. Since then, it has been a standard to unleash intentional chaos just to see how robust our tech stacks really are.

In this article, we will explore how Dock is working to significantly enhance its response time to critical incidents, emphasizing effective integration between tools as key to success. We will address how we challenge the conventional approach by shifting the focus from Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA) to Mean Time to Combat (MTTC), a customized metric that measures the time between incident detection and effective communication involving professionals capable of resolving it.

Modern applications are rarely created entirely from scratch. Instead, they rely on a framework of pre-existing applications and services, each adding specific features and functionality. These dependencies empower teams to build and deploy applications more efficiently, but they bring their own set of challenges. Tracking, managing, and updating these dependencies is difficult, especially in large, complex applications where dependencies are likely managed by different teams.

Picture this. Half of organizations say their cloud bill is too high. And, only three out of ten organizations know exactly where their cloud spend is going. That’s according to the State of Cloud Cost Intelligence Report we released based on a survey of 1,000 engineering and finance professionals. Here’s the thing. This cloud cost management challenge isn’t limited to just a single cloud service provider.

Radio Access Network (RAN) – it’s not just an acronym, it’s the backbone of your mobile experience. Ever wondered how your smartphone seamlessly connects to the digital universe? You can thank RAN for that. The RAN plays a crucial role in the overall performance and coverage of a mobile network. As Telecom providers strive to meet the ever-growing demand for reliable and high-speed mobile services, the importance of an optimized RAN infrastructure cannot be overstated.

Role-based access control (RBAC) is a way to secure IT systems and networks by limiting access to roles that can be assigned to individuals and groups of users. It makes sense for just about any IT team. After all, not everyone needs access to everything in a system, right? Different roles have different responsibilities, and those responsibilities require access to different things. RBAC makes sure that only the users who need access to certain services and resources have it.

Landscape has been a member of the Canonical product list for almost as long as Canonical has existed. Landscape allows administrators to manage their desktop and server instances from a single centralised portal.

Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) are two decision-making frameworks used to solve complex problems where multiple criteria must be considered. Let's explore each of these methods in detail and how they can be applied to complex software evaluations.

One area where communication breakdowns commonly occur is between helpdesk / IT teams / SREs and database administrators (DBAs), especially when troubleshooting application problems associated with databases. Smooth communication between different teams is key to resolving application performance issues efficiently and speedily. However, it is usually inappropriate for helpdesk staff to have access to the database monitoring privileges and tools used by DB administrators.

In the digital age, businesses are constantly seeking ways to improve efficiency and reduce overhead. SharePoint Online, coupled with Power Automate, presents a formidable solution to the age-old challenge of streamlining business processes. This article dives into the world of automation, specifically how SharePoint Online can be leveraged alongside Power Automate to transform and expedite your business workflows.