As usual, it’s been all systems go at incident.io this month. New joiners, new features and new swag (yes, you heard right!). But most excitingly, we launched our new podcast this week. We had a blast recording it - we hope you enjoy listening to it just as much. Here’s a round-up of some of this month's highlights…
When I speak with customers, especially chief information security officers (CISOs), one of their most consistent requests is that they want interoperability. They want the software they buy to work with the software they have and plan to buy in the future. Nearly every organization, certainly every enterprise company, has an installed base of hardware and software representing a significant investment in time and money.
On-call is a special working hour arrangement under employment law. It comes into effect when the employee is obliged to be contactable at least by phone, so they can start work in an emergency. On-call duty is generally counted as time specifically meant for work purposes. In practice, this means that employees are normally not allowed to work while on-call. However, there may be exceptions. For example, on-call employees may also work from home if they can be reached through their work device.
International Internet Day (10/29) is an occasion for people to celebrate the great invention that transformed the way we live, work, and communicate. The day is an annual reminder of how far we have come since the creation of the internet and where it might take us in the future. Let us look into how the internet invaded every aspect of our daily lives and became indispensable.