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A number of improvements have been made to the Puppet Report Viewer add-on for Splunk since it was initially released. The most notable changes added in version 3.1 of the add-on are the tracked metrics, allowing for better troubleshooting of performance issues in your Puppet installation.

Building on the success of SQL Clone in delivering copies of SQL Server databases at speed, we’re bringing cloning to Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL. As we launch an early access program, we would like to invite you to gain first access to our newest database cloning technology and input into our roadmap. Adding support for other RDBMS is a big deal as we look to extend our market-leading Database DevOps solutions to more teams, but that’s not the only major feature.

Using Laravel? Read about our new way to easily reconfigure your Aiven database connection.

We are excited to introduce the immediate availability of our fall 2021 update for Alloy Discovery Enterprise, a comprehensive network discovery and inventory solution. The update improves performance of audit operations, especially in complex network environments, and delivers a friendlier upgrade experience. It includes the latest Alloy Audit Tools with support for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 and resolves issues reported in previous versions.

A new cumulative update for Alloy Audit Tools is here! The update adds detection of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022, among other improvements and bug fixes. The new version also features the added support for both 32- (old) and 64-bit (new) versions of Alloy products, because we have recently upgraded Alloy Navigator and Alloy Discovery to the 64-bit architecture. For a full list of changes and update instructions, please check out the Release Notes.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a wonderful marketing term given to devices that are connected to the internet. Today everything from light switches, air conditioners to door locks have the option of being internet-connected. Now that multiple companies have created “tags” that you can add to anything from keys to cars and packages, anything can be tracked. Across the business, industry, and retail almost every physical component has the option of being internet-connected.

Digital operations management is about harnessing the power of data to act when it matters the most. It’s also about having the right processes and procedures to support teams when every second is critical. Maturing your digital operations takes time, iteration, and commitment. The change won’t happen overnight. But, if you put in the effort, you’ll reap outsized benefits. You’ll be able to learn from incidents and proactively improve your services over time.

For any company working in the cloud or using managed cloud services to create products, cloud costs represent a significant expense. If you lead an engineering team, you may have to defend your bill to your CEO or CFO. But here’s the challenge: Cloud costs can be difficult to communicate because engineers and executives often think about cost from different perspectives. As an engineer, you may think of costs in terms of AWS services, such as EC2 instances, storage, etc.