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Detect and troubleshoot Windows Blue Screen errors with Datadog

This Datadog article explains how to collect and analyze Windows event logs for troubleshooting and security monitoring. It details configuring Datadog agents to forward event logs…

Best practices for monitoring LLM prompt injection attacks to protect sensitive data

This article details how to implement "guardrails" around Large Language Model (LLM) applications to ensure safe and reliable performance. It emphasizes proactive measures like inp…

Integrate usage data into your product analytics strategy

This article emphasizes the importance of directly linking technical errors in early-stage products to their *actual* impact on users, rather than just tracking error rates. By qua…

Announcing Prometheus 3.0

Prometheus 3.0, the first major release in 7 years, is now available and introduces a redesigned UI, enhanced remote write capabilities (Remote Write 2.0), and full UTF-8 support f…

Join SolarWinds (and Sascha Giese) at Microsoft Ignite

11/13/24 Microsoft Ignite kicks off on November 19. The hybrid event will be held in Chicago, with plenty of sessions taking place in person and online. SolarWinds Tech Evangelist …

Team Support Hours, Interactive iOS and Apple Watch Notifications, New API Documentation, and Better Error Logging

FireHydrant recently released several updates to improve incident management, including intelligent team support schedules for alert routing and interactive notifications for iOS a…

4 Takeaways from the SolarWinds State of ITSM Report

11/12/24 The SolarWinds State of ITSM Report has arrived. To uncover key trends, challenges, and practices in today’s IT Service Management (ITSM) landscape, we’ve analyzed over 2,…

Understanding the Role of Security in Business — SolarWinds TechPod 092

11/12/24 Security expert Josh Vanhoose joins the podcast to discuss his journey into cybersecurity, the importance of real-world experience, and how to humanize security with hosts…

Kubernetes autoscaling guide: determine which solution is right for your use case

The article details Karpenter, an open-source autoscaler for Kubernetes that focuses on bin-packing to efficiently launch and manage compute resources. Unlike traditional autoscale…

Get complete Kubernetes observability by monitoring your CRDs with Datadog Container Monitoring

Here's a concise summary of the "Understanding Karpenter architecture for Kubernetes autoscaling" article: Karpenter is a flexible, high-performance open-source autoscaler for Kub…

A guide on scaling out your Kubernetes pods with the Watermark Pod Autoscaler

This article details how to effectively monitor Karpenter, an open-source Kubernetes autoscaler, using Datadog. It explains configuring Datadog agents to collect key metrics from K…

Monitor your Cisco Umbrella network logs with Datadog Cloud SIEM

This article details how to integrate Atlassian products (like Jira and Confluence) with Datadog Cloud SIEM to improve security monitoring. By shipping Atlassian audit logs and eve…