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Apache Flink SQL Ask-Me-Anything

One of the greatest things about Apache Flink (and there are many!) is that it’s available in a variety of programming languages: from the low level APIs accessible in Java and Scala all the way to Python and SQL. The Flink SQL APIs offer very powerful SQL with many useful features and functions: spanning from the definition of time windows, late events or aggregations and also covering advanced topics like pattern detection via MATCH_RECOGNIZE.

How Aiven helps you build engineering value

Companies trust engineers to write code and build systems that create value for their customers. But all too often, engineers are not included when procuring the software or services that they will use every day. Today our Solution Architect Jason Hepp will tell you how Aiven empowers your engineers with the right tools and provides intrinsic trust and value in your organization.

SAP HotNews and CVE kernel patch: Securing your SAP systems

New ICMAD bugs require immediate attention and patching for SAP systems The dust has not yet settled on the CVSSv3 10.0 score Log4j security vulnerability that hit in December 2021. Last week, a new group of three security vulnerabilities were published by SAP, which all relate to SAP’s Internet Communication Manager (ICM or ICMAD). Once again, one of these vulnerabilities has a CVSS v3.0 base score of 10/10. In contrast to Log4j, the latest threats only impact SAP customers, but they need immediate attention.

Finding a pricing model that's just right

Getting your pricing right is critical to the success of any SaaS company, but finding a model that works can be tough. Price too high, you won’t close enough deals - your business will fail. Price too low, your business model will be unsustainable - your business will fail. To add to the complication, when you’re a new startup your goals are evolving.

Why Revenue is Not the Most Important MSP Growth Metric: 4 Things to Focus on for Sustainability

We’ve discussed this topic many times during our NinjaOne MSP Live Chats, and the fact is it’s an important question to consider regardless of your plans for exiting your business. Even if you’re not planning to sell your MSP, knowing the factors that play into your MSP’s valuation and understanding the metrics that owners and investors use to evaluate and optimize MSP businesses is key.

How to publish messages through Kafka to Grafana Loki

Back in November 2021, Grafana Labs released version 2.4 of Grafana Loki. One of the new features it included was a Promtail Kafka Consumer that can easily ingest messages out of Kafka and into Loki for storing, querying, and visualization. Kafka has always been an important technology for distributed streaming data architectures, so I wanted to share a working example of how to use it to help you get started.

Introducing BGP monitoring from Kentik

Designed at the dawn of the commercial internet, the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a policy-based routing protocol that has long been an established part of the internet infrastructure. Historically, BGP was primarily of interest to ISPs and hosting service providers whose revenue depends on delivering traffic.

Monitoring Application Response Times

The world is going digital with lightning speed. According to this report by Statista, at the beginning of January 2021, there were 4.66 billion active internet users in the world, which accounts for 59.5 percent of the world's population, and out of this 4.66 billion, around 4.32 billion (92.6%) users have accessed the internet by mobile. All companies regardless of the sector in which they operate, want to use the internet for expanding their business.