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There is always a big debate about whether interpreted or compiled languages are more useful. I think it is important to look at the pros and cons. Both language types have their strengths and weaknesses. While interpreted languages are great for maintaining and modifying software, compiled languages usually outperform them in terms of performance and packaging.

When writing a custom check plugin for Icinga 2, there are situations where in addition to observing the current state of a system, taking the past into account as well can be helpful. A common case for this is when the data source provides counter values, i.e. values that increase over time and you are less interested in the current value but more in how it changes.

We take pride in our diverse range of customers and users worldwide who trust Icinga for their monitoring needs. That’s why we’re showcasing some of these enterprises with their Success stories. It’s stories from companies or organizations just like yours, of any size and different kinds of industries.

We are excited to release two new versions today: Icinga DB v1.2.0 and Icinga DB Web v1.1.2.

Nearly every operating system comes with at least one kind of service management. On a Unix-based operating system, this is historically part of the init system. While the specific tools have matured over time and there are changes between operating systems, they are essentially used to orchestrate both operating system services and user services. Specifically, a service manager ensures that, e.g., a web server is started once the network is configured and available.

It has been a long time since our last release, but today it is finally time to release Icinga for Windows v1.12.0! We made some huge improvements to certain areas of Icinga for Windows, which we are going to talk about.

Some time ago, we started research and development efforts to create components for Icinga aimed at monitoring Kubernetes environments. Over the past months, we have gained valuable insights into the platform and how we can monitor Kubernetes with Icinga efficiently.

Have you ever admired those cool graphics on the web? They look nice but can be the wolf in sheep’s clothing. In this post you will learn about SVG injections and how to avoid them.