Once a Prometheus-based monitoring stack was deployed for a Kubernetes-based SaaS product, an alerting rule failed to be deployed, leading to delays in issue detection. To address this issue, the SRE implemented Monitoring of Monitoring (MoM) to continuously monitor the alerting lifecycle within the.. read more  

Jessica Andersson discussed how their startup adopted platform engineering at QCon London. Her team launched their platform engineering efforts when the company was two years old and had software in production. They first identified their implicit platform and then turned it into an intentional one,.. read more  

Internet traffic mirrors human behavior, fluctuating during political events like elections. Recent cyberattacks in the US targeted government and political websites. With the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, DNS traffic to political websites saw significant increases... read more  

eBPF, short for Extended Berkeley Packet Filter, enables developers to execute custom code in the kernel without modifications. It enhances Kubernetes by improving observability, security, and networking through programmable, event-driven programs. Tools like Cilium and OpenTelemetry leverage eBPF t.. read more  

Researchers identified two fake AWS packages in the NPM JavaScript repository that backdoored developers' computers by hiding malicious code in JPG images processed during package installation. The packages, mimicking a legitimate AWS library, downloaded hundreds of times before removal, used stegan.. read more  

CrowdStrike, after a botched update crashed millions of computers globally, offered $10 Uber Eats gift cards as an apology. These vouchers were later flagged as fraud and canceled. The faulty update affected approximately 8.5 million Windows devices, causing significant disruptions worldwide includi.. read more  

Dive into the internal workings of Linux networking with Kien Nguyen-Tuan's comprehensive 28-minute read. This guide is an essential resource for understanding how Linux handles network packets, from reception to transmission. Perfect for network administrators and Linux enthusiasts aiming to optimi.. read more  

Grafana Labs supports Ansible users through its Grafana Ansible collection, which now includes Grafana Mimir deployments. The collection helps administrators deploy and manage Grafana resources, including Mimir, across multiple Linux hosts. The Mimir role, available in the Grafana Ansible collection.. read more  

CI/CD practices integrate code changes automatically and deploy them to testing or production environments, catching issues early to improve efficiency and quality. Checks adds automated privacy and compliance scanning to CI/CD pipelines, supporting platforms like GitHub, Jenkins, and GitLab. Benefi.. read more