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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.

Azure DevOps and its extensive feature set helps teams plan smarter, collaborate better, and ship faster. With several integrated features such as Azure Pipelines or Azure Repos, it gives you the flexibility to use just what you need to complement your existing workflows. However, as your usage of Azure DevOps grows, you might find that monitoring and observing key CI/CD metrics across these services gets increasingly challenging.

We are excited to announce the release of NiCE Linux Power Management Pack 1.50! This latest update brings significant security enhancements and ensures seamless compatibility with the latest enterprise monitoring environments. With support for OpenSSL 3.x, improved stability, and future-ready integrations, this release strengthens your Linux on IBM Power Systems monitoring like never before.

We are excited to introduce a series of powerful new features in the latest update of MetrixInsight for Citrix VAD/DaaS. These enhancements bring greater visibility, improved troubleshooting capabilities, and deeper integration within SCOM, making it easier than ever to monitor and manage your Citrix environments effectively.

If you're a Microsoft shop, it is a given that you have loads of SQL databases lying around with critical data in them. SquaredUp lets you connect to your SQL database and run SQL queries on the database to fetch data and build dashboards with it. Let's see how.

Welcome to the March edition of the NiCE bi-monthly monitoring news! As the year starts to take full swing, we’re excited to bring you the latest updates, insights, and events to keep you at the forefront of IT monitoring. With significant developments, there’s much to explore, prepare for, and leverage in the coming months. Stay tuned!

Are you ready for the next evolution of System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)? Microsoft launched SCOM 2025 in November last year, bringing new enhancements and improved capabilities. To help you navigate the transition smoothly, we’re hosting an exclusive webinar where our experts will walk you through the migration process, best practices, and new feature highlights. What’s in Store?

If you are part of an engineering team, monitoring the performance of your CI/CD pipelines is a high priority. With the SquaredUp GitHub plugin you can view key metrics for your GitHub repos and workflows all within a single pane of glass. We also have plugins for Jira, Circle CI, Azure DevOps and more. So even if you are using many different tools you can still get an end to end view of your processes.

As an Azure admin, it is of critical importance that you keep an eye on how much cost you are incurring running your workloads in the cloud. You also want to have sight of any deployed resources that are not contributing to business and accumulating cost over time. Using a dedicated Azure plugin, SquaredUp dashboards will help you understand your Azure costs across services, resources, locations and apps – so you can keep tabs on how much you're spending and identify opportunities to save costs.