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How to detect, test and monitor your Next.js API endpoints with the Checkly CLI

In this video, we explore how to use the Checkly CLI to programmatically test and monitor Next.js API endpoints. We'll create a dynamic setup that detects new API GET URLs and use GitHub actions to test preview API deployments and deploy API monitoring after production deploys.

10 Best Open-Source Monitoring Tools for DevOps in 2024

We're StatusPal. We help DevOps and SRE streamline incident and maintenance communication with a powerful status page that integrates nicely with your monitoring and observability tools. Check us out!. In 2024, monitoring is essential to modern DevOps teams' work. DevOps teams need reliable and flexible tools to effectively monitor and manage complex systems that can provide real-time insights into system performance, availability, and security.

The Debrief: AI can help you never forget incident follow-up actions again

Noting follow-up actions is really important at the end of the incident response process. The problem is that it can be really easy to overlook certain actions or forget to do them entirely. With Suggested Follow-ups, this is now a thing of the past. In this episode, you'll hear from Rob, the project lead for our latest Suggested Follow-ups feature, to get a peek behind the curtain.

Open Source Compliance: Tools, Software + How Configuration Management Streamlines Compliance in OSS Technologies

Security and compliance are important in any organization. And most organizations use open source software (OSS) somewhere in their application stack. Open source compliance keeps OSS technologies secure by making sure they’re used in a way that aligns with security best practices, internal policies, and regulatory expectations.

AI Explainer: Continuous Space

I wrote a previous blog post, "AI Explainer: What's Our Vector, Victor?," to scratch the surface on vector databases, which play a crucial role in supporting applications in machine learning, information retrieval and similarity search across diverse domains. From that blog arose the topic of embeddings, which I addressed in a subsequent post, "AI Explainer: Demystifying Embeddings." In explaining embeddings, the notion of continuous space was presented, which is the topic of this blog.

Bridging The Gap: The Marketing Hype vs. The Reality of AI in IT

Let's cut through the AI fantasy. You've read the headlines: artificial intelligence is the new electricity, the magic wand transforming businesses overnight. But in my experience working with many clients with InvGate, I've gained some valuable insights. Turns out it’s not all smoke and mirrors. Let's dive into the real story of AI in business, far from the echo chamber of Silicon Valley buzzwords and closer to the tangible reality of everyday corporate life.

Harnessing the power of AI in uptime monitoring for predictive analysis

In the digital age, uptime monitoring has become a cornerstone of business operations, ensuring websites and servers are always accessible to users. It's not just about keeping the lights on; it's about preserving reputation, ensuring customer satisfaction, and minimizing revenue loss. Enter Artificial Intelligence (AI), a game-changer in the way we approach uptime monitoring.