We recently ran our first hackathon in quite some time. Over two days, our team collaborated in groups on various topics. By the end of it, we had 12 demos to share with the rest of the team. These ranged from improvements in debugging HTTP request responses to the delightful “automatic swag sharer.” Within our groups, a number of us tried integrating with OpenAI’s GPT to see what smarts we could bring to our product.

Get to know the differences between cloud-native and cloud-based applications, their benefits, and why a cloud-native tool like Cloudsmith is a game-changer for efficient and secure software artifact management. The term 'cloud' has become a buzzword in the tech industry, often used interchangeably to describe anything from online storage to complex computing services. But what does it really mean? And more importantly, what does it mean for your business?

One day a few years ago, Sushil Kumar, our head of DevOps, was worried. A key admin on his team in charge of private and public cloud infrastructure had just given notice that he was leaving in two weeks. Even after scheduling a knowledge transfer session to other team admins, Kumar saw that their operations would be at risk. And he was right. Kumar and his team spent the next 18 months dealing with the fallout.

More than three decades have passed since Stephen R. Covey made the world highly effective. His 1989 bestseller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, inspired just about everyone. How could anyone pass up the chance to become highly effective by adopting just seven new habits!?

One of the most exciting implementations to come out of Apache Spark™ on Kubernetes is the dynamic creation, mounting, and remounting of a PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) within a Spark application. We’ve spoken previously about how PVCs can be used to recover shuffle data and prevent application failure after a spot kill has occurred, negating one of the biggest drawbacks of spot instance usage in Spark workloads.

In this article, we’ll cover our newest feature- Microsoft Teams notifications! We’ll walk you through how to set it up, and we’ll take a look at why we are constantly making the MetricFire experience better.

Today, in those much needed training videos, we will delve into the exciting and mysterious universe of basic monitoring of computers with Linux operating systems. Ready to unlock the hidden secrets of your devices? Well, let’s go! Before you dive into this adventure, make sure you have Pandora FMS environment installed and running. Done? Well, now we will focus on how to monitor those Linux computers that allow you to install the software agent devoted to this operating system.

Today's development and operations teams are intertwined like the strands of a rope. The two heavily depend on each other to form a stronger, more solid unit. Unlike traditional teams that worked in silos, today's developers and operations’ workflows should work like a well-oiled machine. Each component needs to work together to create an efficient system that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Kubernetes has emerged as the de facto standard for container orchestration, with its ability to automate deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. However, even with the best practices and expertise, Kubernetes deployment can sometimes be a complex and challenging process. It involves multiple layers of infrastructure, including the application, Kubernetes cluster, nodes, network, and storage, and each layer can have its own set of issues and challenges.

Are you ready to supercharge your cloud experience and take your applications to new heights? Look no further! Azure Storage Global Accelerator is here to rev up your cloud journey like never before. If you’ve ever felt like your data needed a boost to reach its destination faster, then this innovative service from Microsoft Azure is exactly what you need.