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Apache web server monitoring: Key metrics and how to monitor them

According to a survey by Web Technology Surveys, around 29.5% of the world's active websites are powered by Apache HTTP Server (often referred to as Apache web server or just Apache), making it one of the most popular web servers. Apache's flexible and scalable nature allows it to handle workloads that range from small-scale blogs to commercial web services. Let us dive deeper and explore the Apache web server infrastructure and learn about the crucial performance indicators you need to pay attention to while monitoring Apache web servers.

How to identify fetch waterfalls in React

Fetch Waterfalls are scenarios where multiple fetch requests are invoked in a sequential manner, not in parallel. This leads to some serious performance degradation. Here’s how they look: In this case, the second and third requests can be fetched in parallel, which will improve the page load and data display by 4.053 seconds. The negative performance impact with fetch waterfalls is also stacking - meaning the more requests there are, the worse the performance impact is going to be.

Top 10 CI/CD Security Risks and Solution

In the realm of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), security is paramount. However, as organizations rapidly adopt CI/CD practices, several security risks emerge. Understanding and mitigating these risks is crucial to maintaining a secure and resilient software delivery pipeline. Below is a detailed exploration of the top 10 CI/CD security risks.

Navigating the challenges of modern cloud computing

To read the full findings from this research, visit The Cost of Cloud 2024 white paper by clicking here. As cloud computing continues to evolve, it brings many new challenges. Our latest white paper, "The Cost of Cloud 2024”, explores these emerging issues through the insights of over 500 industry professionals.

Microsoft Outage MO842351: Understanding Impact & Scope Saves You From Raising Unnecessary Alarm Bells

Just ten days after the last major Microsoft 365 outage, Microsoft reported another incident at 8:48 am on July 30, 2024. The message on X was vague, offering limited details about the scope and impact of the problem. This left many IT teams preparing for what they anticipated would be another rocky day.

Internal Developer Portal Integration: A Comparison of Direct and Agent-Based Models

You're here because you’re considering how an Internal Developer Portal (IDP) can help your organization build or extend an engineering system of record, set and maintain software standards, and achieve self-service with pre-approved templates, enabling developers to build the right things in the right way, faster than ever. Autonomously. You might be surprised (maybe not) to learn that the IDP you choose directly impacts the success of your implementation.

Understand your Kubernetes cost drivers and the best ways to rein in spending

In the previous blog post in this two-part series, we discussed the critical signals you need to monitor in your Kubernetes environment to ensure optimal resource provisioning. These signals include high CPU and memory utilization, frequent pod evictions, slow application performance, and other indicators that your resources are over- or under-provisioned. Monitoring these signals is essential for maintaining an efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally sustainable Kubernetes environment.

Achieving Autonomic IT: Your Journey to Highly Efficient Operations and Elevated Business Performance

In today’s fast-paced digital business landscape, IT service management teams face immense pressure to swiftly adapt to new technologies and meet stringent SLAs. To ensure optimal customer experiences and drive business growth, organizations need an approach that goes beyond current AIOps and semi-autonomous market offerings – they need Autonomic IT. Imagine a self-managing IT environment that monitors and optimizes technology investments as it runs.

Staying on Top: Nexthink's Continuous Pursuit of Excellence

"It's tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 am when you've been sleeping in silk pajamas." This quote from boxing champion Marvin Hagler, I feel, perfectly encapsulates the relentless drive needed to sustain excellence in any endeavor. It speaks to Hagler’s vigilance against complacency, an ethos that resonates deeply with us at Nexthink, especially as we celebrate our 20th anniversary and our ongoing status as a Leader in the Forrester Wave.