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How to monitor your feature flags with LaunchDarkly and Grafana

Feature management is an emerging set of tools and techniques for developing and testing software based around feature flags. It’s intended to increase productivity and performance, as well as improve software quality. Of course, you’ll also need to keep tabs on all those feature flags, so it only makes sense to pair feature management with observability for a more holistic view of your software development cycles.

How Grafana query caching and Amazon Timestream make dashboards faster and more cost-effective

This blog post was co-authored by Igor Shvartser, Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon Timestream, and Michael Mandrus, Senior Software Engineer at Grafana Labs. Grafana Labs Senior Software Engineers Stephanie Hingtgen and Kevin Minehart also helped with the content.

What is a 'Rage Click'?

That thing where you are so pissed at a broken web application that you furiously click the button or link. Yea, we all do that. Rage clicking, or repeatedly clicking out of frustration, is a common experience for many users. However, while rage clicking may seem like a harmless expression of frustration, it can lead to negative outcomes for both users and businesses. It’s also a fantastic way to detect user frustration.

Finish code reviews faster with improved comment navigation

Whether you're the author of a pull request or a code reviewer, it's important to focus on what matters, while making sure you don't miss any important feedback from your teammates. This is especially true when you're making a return visit to a pull request, and you want to pay the most attention to any sections of the PR with unresolved comment threads.

What is Citrix ADC, and How Do You Use It to Streamline Network Operations

The rise of complex containerized software environments sees an increased need for reliable delivery solutions like application delivery controllers (ADCs). ADCs such as Citrix function as load-balancing intermediaries within a software delivery network. They are positioned between application and user servers where they manage traffic flow via various structured and centralized processes.

Trending: Automation in I&O Optimization according to the Gartner 2023 Hype Cycle

In this blog, we take you through the latest trends in I&O optimization as Gartner’s report Hype Cycle for I&O Automation, 2023 predicts the widespread adoption of automated tools supporting IT infrastructure. This blog focuses on tools—like OnPage’s incident alert management solution—likely to be widely adopted as a standard for I&O optimization in the near future.

The Unplanned Show, Episode 7: Death of the Single Security Pane of Glass with Heather Hinton

In this episode, Heather Hinton describes how security teams can evolve away from spending cycles on “silly little jobs” and scouring multiple sources to try to identify the kinds of unplanned interrupt work that needs to be dealth with urgently. Instead, they can complete projects faster and take on more because on-call rotations are spent getting work done (with the occasional interruption) instead of “seeking” for the interrupt work. We also discuss how this fits in with encouraging broader employees to participate in security hygiene practices.