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What Is MongoDB’s _id Field and How to Use It

12/22/19 The MongoDB id field is fundamental to every collection in MongoDB, and, by default, it has some useful properties users can take advantage of when familiar with how id is…

Thoughts on the VividCortex Acquisition

12/20/19 I visited the Austin office this past week, my last trip to SolarWinds HQ for 2019. It’s always fun to visit Austin and eat my weight in pork products, but this week was b…

Say Kubernetes One More Time, I Dare You

12/20/19 Introduction OK, so the title is hardly original, apologies. But it does highlight the buzz for Kubernetes still out there not showing any signs of going away anytime soon…

Speed up your root cause analysis with Metric Correlations

This article discusses how AI-powered tools are being used to significantly speed up Kubernetes issue resolution. These tools analyze cluster data to automatically identify the roo…

Quicker Azure Monitoring, Linux Change Detection, New API Poller – SolarWinds Lab #82 (Part 2)

12/19/19 The first step in improving system monitoring and visibility is getting data flowing sooner rather than later. For systems engineers managing diverse resources, it can be …

5 IT Service Management Resolutions for 2020

12/19/19 For many, New Year’s resolutions emphasize a fresh start and becoming better versions of themselves; adopting a healthier lifestyle, being more organized, starting a busin…

SAP HANA monitoring with Datadog

This article details how to monitor your Databricks environments using Datadog, providing full visibility into clusters, jobs, and SQL warehouses. It outlines how to leverage Datad…

Unplanned Obsolescence

12/18/19 As we head into the new year, people will once again start quoting a popular list describing the things kids starting college in 2020 will never personally experience. Exa…

Introducing Datadog Agent 7

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Monitor Cilium with Datadog

The article details common misconfigurations in Cilium network policies that unintentionally block legitimate traffic. Specifically, it highlights issues with selectors (targeting …

Using User Access Management to Defend Against Insider Threats

12/17/19 According to the SolarWinds 2019 Cybersecurity Survey, cybersecurity threats are increasing—particularly the threat of accidental data exposure from people inside the agen…

[De]Constructing Cloud With Mike Pfeiffer — SolarWinds TechPod 021

12/17/19 On this episode of SolarWinds TechPod, our host Patrick Hubbard, SolarWinds Head Geek, is joined by Mike Pfeiffer, a twenty-year tech industry veteran who’s worked for som…