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Celebrating IT Pro Day From a New Vantage Point

08/12/20 This year has been a real whirlwind, hasn’t it? On top of all the 2020 world craziness, I started a new job this year as a Head Geek at SolarWinds. Yes, that’s my real job…

Why does Accenture Singapore choose JENNIFER?

Would you simply introduce yourself and your designation? My name is Desmond Wong. I am a Managing Director and Project Delivery...

Are Cloud Computing Engineers the Missing Link on Your Federal IT Team?

08/11/20 Cloud computing can be more complex than anticipated, particularly as agencies continue to move applications and operations into a cloud environment. Does your federal IT …

Incorporate Datadog Synthetic tests into your CI/CD pipeline

This article details how to integrate Datadog Synthetic tests directly into your CircleCI pipelines using the Datadog CircleCI orb. This allows developers to automatically run perf…

Make sense of application issues with Datadog Error Tracking

This article emphasizes the importance of directly linking technical errors in early-stage products to their *impact on users* – not just technical details. By focusing on how erro…

Dash 2020: Guide to Datadog’s newest announcements

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Expand your monitoring reach with the Datadog Marketplace

This article announces a partnership between Reflectiz and Datadog, bringing Reflectiz's third-party risk management solution to the Datadog Marketplace. By integrating with Datado…

Improve mobile user experience with Datadog Mobile Real User Monitoring

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Enable preconfigured alerts with Recommended Monitors

Datadog's Terraform provider v4.0.0 introduces significant improvements including enhanced resource import capabilities and support for new Datadog products like Vulnerability Mana…

It Takes a Village to Fix a Spreadsheet

08/10/20 Ben Zoma said: “Who is wise? He who learns from every man, as it is said: ‘From all who taught me have I gained understanding’ (Psalms 119:99)” Pirkei Avot (The Wisdom of …

How to Get Up to Speed at a New Gig in IT

08/07/20 When IT professionals change jobs, it isn’t always a smooth and easy transition. Let’s say you worked somewhere else for a couple of years and got used to the environment …

No, You Still Don’t Need a Blockchain

08/06/20 A couple of years ago, I wrote about why you don’t need a blockchain. Blockchain is one long transaction log that always gets written to and is never backed up. It’s a led…