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Production Environment Review: The Ultimate Checklist
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Production Environment Review: The Ultimate Checklist

Make releases smoother! Check this list for all the areas you want to review in production environments to improve release quality and cadence.
Splunk 9.0 SmartStore with Microsoft Azure Container Storage
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Splunk 9.0 SmartStore with Microsoft Azure Container Storage

With the release of Splunk 9.0 came support for SmartStore in Azure. Previously to achieve this, you’d have to use some form of S3-compliant broker API, but now we can use native Azure APIs.The addition of this capability means that Splunk now offers complete SmartStore support for all three of the big public cloud vendors. This blog will describe a little bit about how it works, and help you set it up yourself.
How Does Observability Help an Organization Move the Needle?
Observability
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How Does Observability Help an Organization Move the Needle?

Vice President of Cloud and Security Services for Clarify360, Jo Peterson, explores why Observability is an emerging tool that could provide differentiation between top performers and trailing performers in the marketplace.
The Bulkhead and Sidecar Design Patterns for Microservices & Incident Resolution
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The Bulkhead and Sidecar Design Patterns for Microservices & Incident Resolution

This article looks at Bulkhead and Sidecar design patterns, including how they’re used in microservice designs — and how they help overall incident support.
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) vs. Load Balancers: What’s The Difference?
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Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) vs. Load Balancers: What’s The Difference?

CDNs and load balancers fulfill similar roles, but they are different tools. This article breaks down the differences so you can decide which is right for you.
Best DevOps Books: The Definitive List
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Best DevOps Books: The Definitive List

In this blog post we’ll look at the core, fundamental books that have played the largest role in creating the modern DevOps movement.
3 Important German BSI Documents Every SIEM & SOC Manager Needs To Know About
Security
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3 Important German BSI Documents Every SIEM & SOC Manager Needs To Know About

The German IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-SiG 2.0) has been in force for some time now. Due to this new law, significantly more German companies have been classified as operators of critial infrastructures (KRITIS) than ever. This is a major cause of headaches for many managers. In addition, IT departments are starting to ask themselves: "Are we now regarded as KRITIS"? And if so, "What do we have to take into consideration?" Splunker Matthias Maier shares the 3 most important BSI documents every SIEM and SOC manager needs to know about.
Exploring Security and Observability on Splunk Lantern
Customers & Community
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Exploring Security and Observability on Splunk Lantern

Learn how the new Use Case Explorers can help you expand your Splunk environment to yield the best results as fast as possible.
Kubernetes 101: How To Set Up “Vanilla” Kubernetes
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Kubernetes 101: How To Set Up “Vanilla” Kubernetes

Kubernetes 101: Set up the most basic K8s cluster — also known as Vanilla Kubernetes — with this hands-on tutorial that gets you started quickly and easily.