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Track down high Citrix Provisioning Services device retry rates with our new MetrixInsight for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) SCOM Management Pack release. MetrixInsight for CVAD is a CITRIX® Ready SCOM Management Pack for monitoring Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix License Server, Citrix Provisioning Services, Citrix StoreFront and Application Delivery Controller, formerly known as NetScaler.

All the applications that you’re trying to execute require memory. It doesn’t matter if the application was developed using assembly language. Or if you used a low-level programming language like C or a language compiled to a bytecode like Java. Running the application requires memory for the code itself, the variables, and the data that the code processes. Depending on your usage, the memory requirements will vary.

This release of Icinga Director includes a bunch of new options to make your daily monitoring business easier and more comfortable. It includes many fixes as well as some new features for Sync Rules, Configuration Baskets and Permissions. Check out the Changelog for a detailed list about all changes. You can get started with Icinga Director by just adding the module to your Icinga installation: Follow the installation guide.

Last month Gartner published its first ever “Market Guide for AI Offerings in CSP Network Operations,” and we’re excited to share that Anodot has been identified as a Representative Vendor in the report. According to the Gartner report, “CSPs are focusing on automation of their network operations to improve efficiency and customer experience, and mitigate security concerns.” The market guide presents many new and actionable insights.

The year was 1993. Beanie Babies invaded the planet. Dinosaurs dominated cinemas worldwide when they escaped from Jurassic Park. Seinfeld won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series (you might say that Jerry & co. were masters of their domain). And righteous rockers Aerosmith extolled the virtues of “living on the edge.” A lot — and we are talking A LOT — has changed since 1993; especially that advice about living on the edge.

In my prior blog, Continuous Test Data Management for Microservices, Part 1, we offered an introduction to the key approaches for applying continuous test data management (TDM) to microservices. The continuous TDM process for microservices applications is similar to that for general continuous TDM (see figure below), but tailored to the nuances of the architecture. In this post, I’ll outline the key steps for applying TDM across the lifecycle.

Three funny facts that you may not have known: 1) Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash were colleagues. 2) Jean-Claude Van Damme was Chuck Norris’s security staff. 3) Pandora FMS has a plugin for WordPress. That’s right! Pandora FMS has a monitoring plugin for WordPress that has been totally renewed and prepared for you! Get to know Pandora FMS WP!