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What Is An Application Programming Interface (API) And How Does It Work?

Whether you know it or not, APIs (application programming interfaces) significantly impact our relationship with technology, allowing applications to share and exchange data seamlessly so we can access multiple pieces of information from a single source. Without API technology, we'd likely get lost far more often (APIs are fundamental to navigation apps like Google Maps), and booking a vacation would be much more complicated (travel booking sites rely heavily on API tech, too).

Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) Overview & Steps

All businesses and organizations have assets that are essential for their success, so it makes sense that the demand for asset lifecycle management services rises every year. A SkyQuest report on the asset management market claims, “The global asset management market was valued at $250.12 billion in 2021, and it is expected to reach a value of $1113.53 billion by 2028.” Discover how asset lifecycle management works and benefits businesses around the globe.

Fundamentals: Application Acceleration and the Benefits for your Service Delivery

Application acceleration is all about improving the responsiveness of a digital service. When clients access web applications, they are expecting near-immediate feedback from servers. Maintaining that level of performance requires ensuring the right resources are available to process requests, shortening the information retrieval process, and maintaining system uptime by warding off threats.

Product Update - Adaptive Zoom now live

We love to write and ship code to help developers bring their ideas and projects to life. That’s why we’re constantly working on improving our product to meet developers where they are, to ensure their happiness, and accelerate Time to Awesome. This week, we are covering a product release that helps all InfluxDB Cloud UI users get more from their graphs.

How a telecom company elevated integrated risk management and security

Managing risk and compliance in telecommunications is no easy feat. When a telecom company operates in underserved remote and rural communities—including hurricane-prone island markets and mountainous regions in the southwestern US—it can be even trickier. That’s where communications services company ATN International, based in Massachusetts, found itself. The company wanted a platform to elevate its integrated risk management (IRM) program.

A NetOps Guide to DDoS Defense

Join Kentik and Cloudflare as we discuss and analyze the latest in DDoS attack trends. (We’re seeing some really interesting patterns in our data!) Back by popular demand: Doug Madory, Kentik’s Director of Internet Research, will walk through how BGP monitoring can determine if DDoS mitigations are actually effective. What you’ll learn.

How to Run Solr Cloud on Docker Containers | Setup Tutorial for Beginners - Sematext

Solr is one of the most powerful and popular open-source search engines. And being able to put Solr in docker is an absolute must for anyone looking to get into DevOps. In this video tutorial, we will discuss the benefits of putting solr in containers, the 2 types of architecture solr can utilize, and containerize solr cloud in docker.