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Developer's Dilemma: When Is the Right Time to Invest in Log Management

Jul 27, 2021 By Paul S In ObservIQ

Development cycles are complicated. If you’re on a development team, whether you’re building out a custom application, maintaining and iterating on a growing microservice, or breaking ground on a new platform for a startup, you have your hands full. Log management, though seldom celebrated outside hardcore DevOps and IT circles, is still a well-known instrument among seasoned developers. It is insight into the internal workings of your processes as they are used.

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Splunk SOAR Feature Video: Custom Functions

Jul 27, 2021 By Splunk In Splunk
Splunk SOAR’s custom functions allow shareable custom code across playbooks and the introduction of complex data objects into the playbook execution path. These aren’t just out-of the-box playbooks, but out-of-the-box custom blocks that save you time and effort. This allows for centralized code management and version control of custom functions providing the building blocks for scaling your automation, even to those without coding capabilities.
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Splunk SOAR Feature Video: Contextual Action Launch

Jul 27, 2021 By Splunk In Splunk
Splunk SOAR apps have a parameter for action inputs and outputs called "contains". These are used to enable contextual actions in the Splunk SOAR user interface. A common example is the contains type "ip". This is a powerful feature that the platform provides, as it allows the user to chain the output of one action as input to another.
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Splunk SOAR Feature Video: Configure Third Party Tools

Jul 27, 2021 By Splunk In Splunk
To get started in Splunk SOAR, you will need to configure an asset. Assets are the security and infrastructure assets that you integrate with the Splunk SOAR platform, like firewalls and endpoint products. Splunk SOAR connects to these assets through apps. Apps extend the platform by integrating third-party security products and tools.
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tigera

Do you really need a service mesh?

Jul 27, 2021 By Phil DiCorpo In Tigera

The challenges involved in deploying and managing microservices have led to the creation of the service mesh, a tool for adding observability, security, and traffic management capabilities at the application layer. While a service mesh is intended to help developers and SREs with a number of use cases related to service-to-service communication within Kubernetes clusters, a service mesh also adds operational complexity and introduces an additional control plane for security teams to manage.

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solarwinds

How Converting to YAML Build Pipelines Can Help Engineering Teams Be More Efficient

Jul 27, 2021 By Roan Urquhart In SolarWinds
Engineering teams can only be as efficient as the processes they employ during development. The need for increased efficiency is why software development has shifted from the “waterfall” approach to a more responsive, agile methodology. In an agile development environment, quality software can be delivered consistently to suit the ever-changing needs of stakeholders and end users.
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