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Tech Confessions - Ancient Artifacts

What was the ANCIENT SECRET hidden within one company’s IT estate? In this Tech Confession, hear how an entire payroll system was at the mercy of one admin’s “voodoo” techniques to provide payment via seriously antiquated hardware and software. What were the risks? Keeping the system cranking was a ticklish proposition: Accidentally running an OS update once put the productivity of the whole organization at risk. That was just one of the hazards of running a key process on a hidden device that was invisible to the network.

Webinar: Your IDP Playbook - Best Practices for Internal Developer Portals

Developer experience and productivity are top-of-mind this year as organizations sharpen a focus on engineering efficiency. In a bid to become the central hub for developer interactions, internal developer portals (IDPs) have landed on the short list of priorities for engineering teams in every industry. But with just a few years on the shelf, many IDP programs are beginning to fail or flail. Why?

5 Easy Automation Opportunities to Simplify Your IT Processes

Ask Maria von Trapp from the Sound of Music what her favourite things are, and she’ll quickly rattle off a list including, raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens and even brown paper packages tied up with strings. But over the years if you’ve ever asked me what my favourite things are (to Automate), I’ve often struggled to give an answer. The problem is, there is so much to choose from and where do you begin?

The generative AI societal shift

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the world was a different place. The idea of a "smartphone" was still a novelty, and the mobile phone was primarily a tool for making calls and, perhaps, sending the occasional text message. Yes, we had "smart" phones, but they were simpler, mostly geared toward business users and mostly used for, well, phone stuff. Web browsing? It was there, but light, not something you'd do for hours.

Dashboard Fridays: Fantasy Premier League Football Dashboard with Web API

This Fantasy Football dashboard shows the Cash League (league with cash prizes) and Tim's performance in it, so he can always see where he is in relation to first place. Tim decided it was time to put SquaredUp to work on his personal passion and build a dashboard that allows him to consume the information at a glance. All the data is pulled from the FPL Web API and includes monitoring to get the colors to show whether he's doing well or not.

Demystified Service Mesh Capabilities for Developers

Service Meshes have been gaining a lot of popularity lately, more so amongst Spring and Java developers who wish to address cross cutting concerns. But, are you wondering what exactly are Service Meshes? What are some of the popular types out there? And most importantly, what kind of problems do they actually solve? Well, look no further! This blog is here to provide you with the answers you seek.