Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Although microservices and cloud architectures are the new norm for modern applications, cloud cost optimization could run high in observability. High costs are largely due to the number of components involved in cloud architectures. According to Cloud Data Insights in a recent report, around 71% of IT companies say that cloud observability logs are growing at an alarming rate— a driving factor for rising observability costs.

In today's dynamic world of software development and system operations, making informed decisions and developing effective strategies rely heavily on data. The OODA loop, developed by military strategist John Boyd, consists of a recurring cycle: Observe, Orient, Decide and Act. This is then followed by a Feedback stage (not represented in the OODA acronym for some reason) before the cycle repeats itself, allowing for continuous optimization.

At.conf23, we announced the preview release of Splunk AI Assistant - Splunk's first offering powered by generative AI. This app offers an intuitive and easy-to-use chat experience to help you translate a natural language prompt into SPL query that you can execute or build on, all within a familiar Splunk interface. Splunk AI Assistant also explains what a given SPL query is doing in plain English with a summary as well as a detailed breakdown of the query.

As an IT professional or network administrator, you understand the critical role that comprehensive network visibility plays in maintaining a robust and efficient system. This is where SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) comes into the spotlight, offering a powerful solution to monitor, manage, and streamline your network infrastructure.

Incidents are a costly burden on businesses. Despite assembling the right people and teams, the manual work, tool setup and prolonged tasks can negatively impact customer experience. The need for adaptable processes to address diverse incident types further complicates the situation. This is where the PagerDuty Operations Cloud steps in. It streamlines and automates all the various manual steps in the incident response process.

When it comes to debugging performance related issues, the range of these issues together with their root cause can be overwhelming to developers.

It’s never been a better time to be a Managed Service Provider (MSP). Why? Small and medium businesses (SMBs) use cloud-based services for their operations. Eighty-eight percent say they currently use an MSP or are considering one. But many obstacles remain even if SMBs are in high demand for MSPs. They need to keep their profits and revenue growing, focusing on cloud unit economics, customer pricing strategies, and efficient operations.

The contemporary software development landscape is being continuously reshaped by various paradigms, two of which are ClickOps and GitOps. While they may seem polar opposites, a well-calibrated blend of the two can yield fruitful results, as has been demonstrated in various organizations.