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.NET Developer Finds Latent Bugs with Prefix

Rostyslav Kosmirak is a .NET developer from Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine using Rider and Visual Studio IDE. Kosmirak was not looking for a Dynamic Code Profiler when he came across Prefix. Kosmirak explains that initially he was searching through Google for a log management system when he stumbled on Prefix. Upon downloading, Kosmirak discovered hidden performance problems in his code before they manifested to actual performance problems.

Powering the Digital Employee Experience for Remote Workers

The shift to remote work has taken place almost overnight for many companies, creating enormous challenges for both IT and employees. There are no months of planning, pilot rollouts, or performance stress tests. IT teams are being asked to implement massive changes on a daily basis, despite being vastly overworked and under-appreciated, all while maintaining focus and professionalism.

Monitor Scylla with Datadog

Scylla is an open source database alternative to Apache Cassandra, built to deliver significantly higher throughput, single-digit millisecond latency, and always-on availability for real-time applications. Unlike Cassandra which is written in Java, Scylla is implemented in C++ to provide greater control over low-level operations and eliminate latency issues related to garbage collection.

So, what is Application Insights?

In the last few posts, Sameer has walked you through various aspects of Azure Monitor Logs and I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s a very powerful tool when it comes to gathering and analyzing data from your Azure resources and beyond. In this post and the next, I’m jumping in for Sameer to talk about Application Insights, which is a different beast altogether.

SSL certificate life cycle management: Unraveling the mystery behind web service outages

How often have we tried to access a website or a web service to find that the service is down? Most of the time, an expired SSL certificate is reason behind such unforeseen outages. Not only does it result in loss of productivity for end users, but also leaves a dent in the hard-earned reputation for business owners. This webinar throws light on a few such real-world scenarios and recommends a few best practices you should follow to stay on top of SSL certificate life cycle management.

Client Side Security: Magecart Attack Detection Upgrade

We’re excited to announce the release of a major upgrade to our market-leading client-side security feature that detects Magecart type attacks fast. We’ve improved the engine that powers our ability to detect Supply Chain Attacks, Web skimming and Formjacking with our most advanced features to date.

Monitoring Zoom for Higher Education When You're Stuck at Home

Working from home today? You’re not alone. Well, maybe you are alone, but hopefully, you catch my drift. During these unusual times, many schools and businesses are keeping their students, employees, and customers safe at home while ensuring they can still work and study effectively.

Release of our OpsLogix SCOM ServiceNow Incident Connector

We are proud to announce that our SCOM ServiceNow Incident Connector has now been published in the Azure Marketplace. The OpsLogix SCOM ServiceNow Incident Connector enables you to bring service desk and monitoring data together. It provides a bi-directional connection between SCOM alerts and ServiceNow incidents.

How to work from home with kids: More tips from the remote-first Grafana Labs team

With every tech company on Earth suddenly pretending they’re remote-friendly overnight, there are a lot of posts about how to work well from home. As a matter of fact, we wrote our own, so why would we write another? The answer is: kids.