This is the first article in the “Succeeding with Backstage” series. This series is for those with a working Backstage implementation who want to ensure smooth adoption and ongoing successful use of the tool. If you’re still trying to decide if Backstage is for you, you can check out the first article in the “Evaluating Backstage” series.
This second installment of the “Succeeding with Backstage” explains how to create a custom Backstage plugin. For many use cases, customizing the platform’s look using the methods from the last part and integrating existing plugins will be enough to align Backstage with your organization’s needs. But what happens when the plugin directory doesn’t have a plugin that solves your particular problem? You create a custom plugin, of course.
Kubernetes, often abbreviated as K8s, has revolutionised the way we manage containerized applications. It provides a robust platform for orchestrating and managing containers at scale. One of the key features that sets Kubernetes apart is its powerful metadata system, which includes labels and annotations. In this blog post, we’ll take a comprehensive look at how labels and annotations work in Kubernetes and how you can leverage them to enhance the management of your applications.
Remote access software has risen to prominence as a vital tool, enabling organizations to bridge geographical distances and empower remote workforces. However, as businesses embrace the convenience and flexibility that remote access solutions offer, they are also confronted with an essential consideration: understanding the true cost of remote access software. In this article, we embark on a comprehensive exploration of the financial dimensions surrounding remote access solutions.
Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, are rules and protocols that allow one software application to interact with another, and can be found everywhere in today's digital ecosystem. From the weather app on your smartphone pulling data from a remote server to provide real-time weather information, to the payment gateway service that processes your online purchases, APIs facilitate the seamless flow of data and services.
Cloud computing has revolutionized the technology landscape, increasing deployment velocity exponentially. Organizations leverage cloud technologies to improve availability, drive innovation, enhance agility, and streamline operations. However, a one-size-fits-all approach to cloud technologies doesn't always meet the diverse needs of modern enterprises.
Any existing InfluxDB user will notice that InfluxDB underwent a transformation with the release of InfluxDB 3.0. InfluxDB v3 provides 45x better write throughput and has 5-25x faster queries compared to previous versions of InfluxDB.
You'll often hear us saying "everyone loves a dashboard", and that's most certainly true, but nobody loves staring at a screen all day waiting for something to happen. Real magic is when your awesome dashboard comes to you, where you need it, when you need it. Over the last few months we've introduced a bunch of powerful features to make "taking action" as simple as possible... Monitors let you define the health of your data so you can see at a glance if something isn't right.
Since 2020, I’ve been working on an Express (Node.js framework) application to power viewer interactions and events that happen whilst I’m streaming live coding on Twitch — my Twitch bot. Since using Sentry for error monitoring and crashes using the Sentry Node SDK, I’ve already squashed quite a few bugs that were entirely a result of my own terrible code.
