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We had the opening keynote by Adam Selipsky. If you missed the live stream, you can watch it on YouTube here. Unsurprisingly, so much of the keynote was about AI.

Business moves fast. As organizations push to constantly transform and stay ahead of competition, they must consider how they’ll support ever-growing internal- and external-facing demands in every aspect of their business operations. To innovate and change at such a demanding pace, and meet customer expectations, IT service management and operations teams must come out of their silos to converge into service operations (ServiceOps).

Azure Cosmos DB, offered by Microsoft as an integral part of the Azure cloud platform, is a multi-model database service with a global distribution. It efficiently partitions data for the creation of exceptionally scalable applications. Being a fully managed solution, Azure Cosmos DB relieves you of the responsibilities associated with database administration. It takes care of management tasks like updates and patches automatically.

Whether on the cloud or on-premises, visibility into the inner workings of our IT services and infrastructure is an essential ingredient of a well working IT system. The drive for digital transformation as a core strategic objective for most modern enterprises has meant that ensuring IT systems are working well, secured and delivering value for money is a critical endeavor.

We're thrilled to share an exciting update from Logit.io. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing cutting-edge observability solutions to our users, we've integrated OpenSearch 2.10.0 into our platform, bringing a host of advanced features to enhance your experience. Let's dive into what's new and how these changes can benefit your observability workflows.

IT Asset Management (ITAM) is the process that manages, controls, and protects the IT assets in your organization throughout their lifecycle. To streamline this process, Asset Management Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) can help standardize your workflow process and make the end-user experience more cohesive.

As an MSP, your role is to ensure your client’s network operates without a hitch. Checking the health of their network and sharing your findings in a network assessment report helps you identify potential vulnerabilities so you can fix them sooner rather than later. Creating these reports is a critical part of an MSP’s role, but it’s also a tedious one. That’s why we’ve created a network assessment report template.

Welcome to the third chapter of the handbook on Anomaly Detection for Time Series Data! This series of blog posts aims to provide an in-depth look into the fundamentals of anomaly detection and root cause analysis. It will also address the challenges posed by the time-series characteristics of the data and demystify technical jargon by breaking it down into easily understandable language.

When the concept of Zero Trust emerged in 2010, it marked a sea change in how IT and network security are handled. The term, invented by Forrester Research analyst John Kindervag, is loosely based on the “never trust, always verify” motto. So why is this a sea change? Before 2010, IT focused on perimeter defenses and the concept of DMZs — areas of the network they deemed safe based on the protection they implemented.

Is there a gap between the potential of network automation and widespread industry implementation? Phil Gervasi explores how the adoption challenges of network automation are multifaceted and aren’t all technical in nature.