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How Data Profiling Can Reduce Burnout

One of the most common sentiments across the industry, let alone this world, is burnout. Burnout is prevalent, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates it costs the global economy $1 trillion dollars a year. A Gallup poll equated that to $3,400 lost for every $10,000 of salary due to lack of productivity. This problem isn’t ending anytime soon either, with the global Cybersecurity industry alone having a talent shortage of 4 Million people.

Explore Logs - A new queryless experience for Loki | Grafana

Mat Ryer takes you through the new way to explore your logs using a queryless, click-based user experience for Grafana Loki. Grafana Cloud is the easiest way to get started with Grafana dashboards, metrics, logs, and traces. Our forever-free tier includes access to 10k metrics, 50GB logs, 50GB traces and more. We also have plans for every use case.

VictoriaMetrics Anomaly Detection: What's New in H1 2024?

With this blog post, we are excited to introduce a quarterly “What’s New” series to inform a broader audience about the latest features and improvements made to VictoriaMetrics Anomaly Detection (or simply vmanomaly). This first post will cover both Q1 and Q2 of 2024. Stay tuned for the next content on anomaly detection.

How to Find Opportunities and Thrive in a Saturated Managed Services Market

According to the TSIA ‘State of Managed Services 2023 Report’, managed services was cited as one of the top three growth engines for the technology industry, with a revenue growth rate that was up 23% from 2022. And according to businesswire.com, the global managed services market is expected to reach $311 Billion by 2027.

Platform Engineering: The Bedrock of Modern Development with Eddie Wassef

Join Eddie Wassef, VP and Chief Architect at Vonage, as he takes you through his journey from the early days of software development to the forefront of platform engineering. Eddie discusses the evolution of software, the impact of open-source, and how modern developers can build efficiently. Perfect for tech enthusiasts, developers, and anyone interested in the history and future of software.

How to visualize Azure Resource Graph data with KQL

Using SquaredUp, you can query Azure Resource Graph with KQL to pull Change history, Azure Service Health and maintenance schedules. For the uninitiated, Azure Resource Graph is a series of tables holding information on Azure resources and how they are related. Its data is used many places within Azure itself (such as the Azure Portal’s native search) and it’s data can help us with many use cases as it is designed to help with queries at scale.

Bypassing CDNs to Avoid Cache Monitoring Issues

Availability monitoring and alerting is a vital part of any organization’s reliability strategy. Monitoring the current and most recent version of a webpage is essential to guarantee that visitors are seeing the most up-to-date content and information, and by the same token, that the monitoring solution is checking the most up-to-date version of a page. This is where browser caching in the context of CDNs (content delivery networks) can occasionally cause monitoring headaches.

How Conversational AI Can Improve Your Sales Funnel Efficiency

Conversational AI is revolutionizing sales. It chats with customers like a human, using natural language processing and machine learning. It's like having a tireless, super-smart sales assistant. In today's fast-paced business world, an efficient sales funnel is crucial. Old methods are often slow and unable to meet modern shoppers' expectations for quick, personalized service. That's where this technology shines. Sales with conversational AI are changing how customer interactions take place. These AI tools engage leads 24/7, answer questions, and guide people through the buying process.

How MAP Policies Influence Tech Retailer Pricing and Profitability

Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policies have become a significant aspect of the retail landscape, especially in the highly competitive world of technology products. To prevent price erosion and maintain brand integrity, MAP policies set the lowest price at which a retailer can advertise a product. Effective reseller channel management is crucial in ensuring compliance with these policies. But how exactly do these policies influence tech retailers' pricing strategies and profitability? Let's explore.