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Getting started with the CSV data source

Most of the time, the dashboards we create are querying data from SQL databases, Web APIs or large backend systems. Sometimes though, we might want to visualize an ad hoc data set – and this is where the SquaredUp CSV plugin really shines. You can create powerful dashboards just by pointing to the path of a CSV file, or even just paste your CSV data into a text box.

Istio Zero-Code Instrumentation

Tracing in Istio environments should be seamless, but too often, teams run into a frustrating problem—traces are broken. Requests jump between services, but instead of a complete flow, Coralogix displays fragmented spans. Tracing should work out of the box in those environments. Istio’s sidecars capture spans automatically, so why are traces incomplete? The issue is almost always context propagation, and fixing it doesn’t have to mean modifying application code.

How to Analyze Logs Using AI

Your tech stack is growing, and with it, the endless stream of log data from every device, application, and system you manage. It’s a flood—one growing 50 times faster than traditional business data—and hidden within it are the patterns and anomalies that hold the key to the performance of your applications and infrastructure. But here’s the challenge you know well: with every log, the noise grows louder, and manually sifting through it is no longer sustainable.

How Employers Can Identify Internal Security Risks Through Cyber Investigations

Employers encounter a major risk known as insider threats in the digital world of today. Organizational personnel who hold access to sensitive data can use their privileges to launch destructive activities. Organizational systems face different security threats which include both data breaches alongside intellectual property theft and destructive attacks on company infrastructure. The detection of potential cyber threats depends heavily on effective cyber investigations because they help identify risks early at minimum damage.

How to Monitor Apache Zookeeper Using the OpenTelemetry Collector

Apache Zookeeper is a distributed coordination tool that helps keep large-scale systems in sync. It’s the backbone for managing leader elections, service discovery, and metadata storage in projects like Kafka, Hadoop, and Elasticsearch. Think of it as a highly available traffic controller for distributed apps, ensuring everything runs smoothly.

Best status page software in 2025 [25 analyzed, top 5 picks]

Are you looking for a reliable status page solution to keep your users informed? Wondering what alternatives are available to help you communicate system status effectively? While Statuspage.io used to be everyone's default choice, today's DevOps and SRE teams have a hard time justifying this choice. And there are a lot of new tools popping up every year. For this guide, we analyzed 25 tools and we'll explore the best status page software available today.