Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

SaaS vs onPremise: Pros, Cons and Cost Analysis

Be aware that we’re not saying that you are in cloud nine, but that you may most likely be using the cloud. That is, if you use Google mail, Microsoft Office 365 office suite or you take a photo with your cell phone and then it gets automatically uploaded to iCloud or something similar, you are using the cloud.

ProblemChild: Detecting living-off-the-land attacks using the Elastic Stack

When it comes to malware attacks, one of the more common techniques is “living off the land” (LOtL). Utilizing standard tools or features that already exist in the target environment allows these attacks to blend into the environment and avoid detection. While these techniques can appear normal in isolation, they start looking suspicious when observed in the parent-child context. This is where the ProblemChild framework can help.

Careers at a Crossroad: Staying Technical vs. Heading into Management

There’s a point in every IT professionals’ career where they inevitably ask themselves,“do I want to stay technical, or get into management networking jobs?” Sometimes this point occurs when they find themselves already are in management, either by design, or as I like to say, “by accident”.

Elixir SDK for ConfigCat

One of the great things about SaaS applications is that users in the platform automatically have access to any available software updates. Yet, having a beta program requires a separate environment, creating a potential challenge for users and development teams. In this context, having a tool where you can control features and flag certain users is important because sometimes features are too early or not relevant for all users.

Customer Highlight: How Index Exchange is Modernizing Its DevOps Practices Using the InfluxDB Platform

One of the best things about working at InfluxData is getting to know the worldwide InfluxDB community. It’s always fun getting to meet new users through our Community Slack, social media, team members and virtual/in-person events. I recently met David Ko, a DevOps engineer at Index Exchange. Index Exchange is a global marketplace for digital media advertising; I recently chatted with David over Zoom to discuss how they use InfluxDB at Index Exchange.

Security Log Management Done Right: Collect the Right Data

Nearly all security experts agree that event log data gives you visibility into and documentation over threats facing your environment. Even knowing this, many security professionals don’t have the time to collect, manage, and correlate log data because they don’t have the right solution. The key to security log management is to collect the correct data so your security team can get better alerts to detect, investigate, and respond to threats faster.

Announcing the LogDNA and Sysdig Alert Integration

LogDNA Alerts are an important vehicle for relaying critical real-time pieces of log data within developer and SRE workflows. From Slack to PagerDuty, these Alert integrations help users understand if something unexpected is happening or simply if their logs need attention. This allows for shorter MTTD (mean time to detection) and improved productivity.

GDPR Compliance With Uptime.com | What You Need to Know

Uptime.com is GDPR compliant as of 2021. Becoming GDPR compliant required an organization-wide dedication to maintaining privacy and security to meet these new standards. These updates impact everything from working with support to our team logging in for work each day. Today, we’ll tackle what GDPR means to our organization, how these changes affect your usage of Uptime.com, and what we’re doing now (and into the future) to protect your personal data.