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Data Tampering: A Comprehensive Guide

In an increasingly interconnected and data-driven world, where information shapes decisions and fuels innovation, the integrity of data has become paramount. However, lurking beneath the surface is a silent threat that can undermine trust, compromise systems, and wreak havoc on organizations: data tampering. In this post, we delve into the realm of data tampering, exploring the vulnerabilities, the reasons behind data tampering practices, and countermeasures against them.

Azure Reservations vs. Savings Plans: What's the difference?

Microsoft launched Azure in 2010 as a direct response to Amazon and Google’s cloud efforts. From humble beginnings as an extension of Windows NT, Azure now supports cutting-edge IT services, including AI/ ML, Big Data, Kubernetes, and more. Recent reports show Microsoft Azure taking more of the cloud market share than ever before. Like AWS and other cloud providers, Azure offers both reservations, for virtual machines and a variety of other services, as well as Savings Plans.

Synthetic monitoring as Code with Checkly and ilert

This post will introduce Checkly, the synthetic monitoring solution, and their monitoring as code approach. This guest post was written by Hannes Lenke, the CEO, and co-founder of Checkly. ‍ First, thanks to Birol and the ilert team for the opportunity to introduce Checkly. ilert recently announced discontinuing its uptime monitoring feature and worked with us on an integration to ensure that existing customers could migrate seamlessly. ‍ So, what is monitoring as code and Checkly?

What Is The Rule Of 40 For SaaS? Here's How To Calculate It

Many SaaS businesses emphasize customer acquisition and retention over growing gross margins, especially during the startup and scale-up stages. It makes sense. A company can grow its revenue faster if it acquires and retains more buying customers as opposed to simply selling more to existing customers. Yet, here’s the thing. Revenue growth measures the increase in the amount of money a business takes in from sales.

PostgreSQL Database Monitoring

PostgreSQL is one of the most popular relational databases on the market today with more than 1.5 billion users. This article will discuss everything you need to know about monitoring PostgreSQL, and how you can use it to optimize your site's data monitoring. If you want to get started right away on PostgreSQL database monitoring with MetricFire, you can book a demo or sign up for the free trial today.

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The Top 5 Trends on SRE Leaders' Minds in 2023: Insights from a Seasoned Executive

I've spent most of my career trying to solve big problems for people. In the early days at New Relic, we were trying to help people scale their systems based without compromising on performance, cost, or the customer experience. Not an easy feat but we gave them a solution that allowed them to accomplish their goals. The key was religiously listening to our customers talk about their wants, needs, hopes and fears. While I am rarely the smartest person in the room, which my partner rarely misses a chance to lovingly remind me, I always do my best to listen to what the brilliant folks in my sphere are talking about.