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Sustainability: Thoughts from a software engineer

Dynatrace

Until recently, improvements in data center power efficiency compensated almost entirely for the increasing demand for computing resources. However, this trend is now reversing. The rise of big data, cryptocurrencies, and AI means the IT sector contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions. This also presents a substantial opportunity for impact with sustainable IT practices.

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Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.2 vs 8.0.40: Comparison of Variables and Keywords

Percona

In this blog, we will look at the differences between LTS (Long Term Stable) versions of Percona Server for MySQL. Released in April 2019, MySQL 8.0 represented a major change from the previous version, 5.7, introducing significant changes to the data dictionary and enabling many features and enhancements.

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Demo: Monitoring the OpenTelemetry demo app Astronomy Shop with Dynatrace Dashboards

Dynatrace

More organizations are adopting the OpenTelemetry observability standard in pursuit of a vendor-neutral solution to manual instrumentation, sending data to multiple vendors, and gaining insight into third-party services. But as most developers know, its the observability backend that reveals the value of your data and instrumentation strategy. The OpenTelemetry community created its demo application, Astronomy Shop, to help developers test the value of OpenTelemetry and the backends they send th

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Setting Up and Monitoring MongoDB 8 Replica Sets with PMM 3 Using Docker: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

Percona Community

This guide explains how to set up a MongoDB 8 Replica Set and monitor it using PMM 3, all within Docker. We’ll guide you through the steps to create a local environment, configure the necessary components, and connect them for effective monitoring and management. The guide is written in detail for beginners. In the conclusion section there are ready configurations for the experienced.

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Dynatrace achieves Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance

Dynatrace

What is PCI DSS? In today’s digital landscape, ensuring payment card data security is paramount. PCI DSS is a comprehensive set of security requirements established by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). These standards protect card information during and after financial transactions by ensuring that the transactions are processed in a secure environment.

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Downtime vs slowtime: Which costs you more?

Speed Curve

Comparing site outages to page slowdowns is like comparing a tire blowout to a slow leak. One is big and dramatic. The other is quiet and insidious. Either way, you end up stranded on the side of the road. Downtime is horrifying for any company that uses the web as a vital part of its business (which is to say, most companies). Some of you may remember the Amazon outage of 2013, when the retail behemoth went down for 40 minutes.

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