Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Unplanned, Episode 1: Damon Edwards Rages Against the Ticket Machine

In this, the inaugural episode of “Unplanned”, Dormain Drewitz talks to Damon Edwards about the “capacity conundrum” where everyone is working so hard, but everything takes too long and costs too much. We talk about the “coordination overhead” costs of getting unplanned work done, how generative AI is both adding complexity and offers to accelerate automating as much as you can, and four steps to creating capacity.

Proactive IT: Disaster Recovery Testing

In today's business environment, the continuity of IT systems is crucial to the success of an organization. Unforeseen disasters, such as infrastructure failures or cyber attacks, can severely impact the productivity of your organization. To mitigate these risks, IT departments must develop and implement robust disaster recovery (DR) plans. But, how can you ensure that these plans work effectively in times of crisis?

Puppet vs. Chef: Key Capabilities, Use Cases + A Comparison Table

Choosing an automation and configuration management solution like Puppet vs. Chef often feels like comparing apples to oranges (or apples to... differently shaped apples). From the outside, it’s hard to tell which tool does what, let alone which will perform best in your infrastructure. If you’re researching Puppet vs. Chef, this blog will explain some of the commonalities between Puppet and Chef, what makes Puppet unique, and what to consider when researching Puppet vs.

Introducing platformEDGE - One platform, bringing the edge closer to you.

PlatformEDGE combines regional data centres, distrubuted compute and low latency connectivity to deliver improved performance, growth at scale and transformation for regional businesses across the UK. Our integrated platform reaches 95% of UK businesses through our strategically located data centres on the edge network of all major UK cities. Get secure, fast, and controlled access to data, where and when you need it.

Deploy PostgreSQL service with custom configurations using Terraform

In this video, Dewan covers how to create an Aiven for PostgreSQL service with custom configurations. For your automation needs, he is using Aiven Terraform Provider for the deployment. CHAPTERS ABOUT AIVEN Aiven’s cloud data platform helps your business reach its highest potential by making your data work for you. It provides fully managed open source data infrastructure on all major clouds, helping developers focus on what they do best: innovate and create without worrying about the limitations of technology.

Step Functions in the Real World

AWS Serverless Hero Yan Cui and Sandeep Kumar, Principal Solutions Architect at Antstack explore AWS Step Functions and how you can solve complex business problems with them. During the webinar, they discuss the different use cases for Step Functions and how to use them effectively. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any new livestreams and observability content! With one-click distributed tracing, Lumigo lets developers effortlessly find and fix issues in serverless and containerized environments.

Top 11 MYSQL monitoring tools in 2023 [open-source included]

Database monitoring is a critical component in your application performance monitoring. Apart from application code issues, database issues are one of the most common reasons for a bad user experience. MySQL is one of the most popular open-source DBMS that businesses have widely adopted. MySQL monitoring tools can help you identify potential issues with your database, keep a continuous check on your database instances, improve performance and detect and alert you about real-time issues.

Mindset of an MSP considering M&A

Perry Bowles, technical director for Ziptech Services, shares his story of starting and scaling an MSP. Bowles tells of a conversation that led to a meeting with a total stranger turned business partner nearly 20 years ago. 'Now that's it: Stories of MSP Success,' dives into the journeys of some of the trailblazers in our industry to find out how they used their passion for technology to help turn Managed Services into the thriving sector it is today.