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Run Synthetic tests in CI/CD with the new Datadog GitHub Action

The Datadog CircleCI orb simplifies integrating synthetic monitoring into your CI/CD pipelines. It allows you to automatically run Datadog synthetic tests (like website availabilit…

The Importance of Database Backups: A Guide to Costs, Benefits, and Risks

01/11/22 Data is the lifeblood of businesses, and protecting it is incredibly important. One of the ways DBAs help ensure the continuous availability of data is through database ba…

SolarWinds Tech Predictions for 2022: Observability – SolarWinds TechPod 058

01/11/22 It’s a new year, ripe with new trends and technology. Join our Head Geeks as they dive into their 2022 Tech Predictions, beginning with observability – a term becoming pre…

A Decade of Learning

01/10/22 This year marks the 10th THWACKcamp. For the uninitiated, THWACKcamp is a 100% free virtual event open to all IT professionals. How I Got Here For anyone unaware, prior to…

Monitor Azure SQL databases with Datadog

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Tools for collecting Azure SQL Database data

This article details how to use Datadog to monitor Azure SQL databases, providing comprehensive visibility into performance and health. It explains how to collect metrics, logs, an…

Key metrics for monitoring Azure SQL databases

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Improving Data Quality Through DataOps

01/05/22 Consider this scenario. Pull up your bank’s website and find the screen showing how much money is in your bank account. It takes 30 seconds to return the balance. You’re a…

Three Preventative Strategies to Help Mitigate Asset Risk in Your Agency

01/03/22 For many federal employees, the workplace has shifted from a traditional office setting to being at home—in a kitchen, bedroom, basement, or any spare desk in the house. W…

What Is DataOps for Database Professionals?

12/30/21 Silos in IT should be a construct of the past. Tight, rigid, and insulated IT silos were an unintentional design flaw of many IT organizations worldwide over the last few …

Monitoring Insights for Database Managers – SolarWinds TechPod 057

12/28/21 As part of our ongoing mini-series on Monitoring for Managers, Head Geek and database aficionado Kevin Kline teams up with fellow Head Geek Leon Adato to break down the es…

Facebook and Slack Outages Show That Visibility Is Mission Critical

In early October, two major outages related to DNS configuration changes affected the customer experience for the users of digital giants, Slack and Facebook. The failure of Facebo…