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Kafka vs RabbitMQ - A Head-to-Head Comparison for 2022

Kafka vs RabbitMQ – A side-by-side comparison of the performance and architectural differences between the two popular open-source messaging systems. As a big data architect or a big data developer, when working with Microservices-based systems, you might often end up in a dilemma whether to use Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ for messaging. Rabbit MQ vs. Kafka – Which one is a better message broker?

What is the True Cost of Low Employee Engagement?

Employee engagement is the key to boosting IT workplace productivity in an organization. But bad digital employee experience (DEX) can result in disengagement, hurting your company’s net income and increasing employee turnover. According to Gallup’s 2022 Workplace report, disengaged employees cost the global economy a whopping $7.8 trillion loss in productivity. For US companies, the cost is around $350 billion for a single year.

A Deep-dive into VictoriaMetrics - The Open Source Time Series Database & Monitoring Solution

This video walks you through the inner workings of VictoriaMetrics: All combined and in a nutshell, VictoriaMetrics boasts: Enjoy the video and let us know if you have any questions via the comments section.

Intelligently Monitor Your Work From Home Infrastructure for Business Continuity

Working remotely has become the norm globally for businesses, specifically in regards to IT. Many companies have offices spread throughout the world, decentralized employees or contractors, or simply have a flexible work from home (WFH) policy. Remote work is an aspect of digital transformation that is often left out of conversations when it comes to ensuring business continuity and driving growth, despite research indicating that everything will continue to push towards hybrid work environments.

Announcing New GitHub Actions + Honeycomb Integration Guide

If you build or maintain code in GitHub, the Honeycomb Buildevents Action can help you optimize the performance of your build pipelines in GitHub Actions. This blog introduces you to the gha-buildevents Action and a new hands-on quickstart guide that will show you the inner workings of GitHub Actions workflows, the buildevents tool, and the Honeycomb UI.