Recently, a public dispute erupted between WordPress and WP Engine, one of the most popular managed WordPress hosting platforms. The disagreement centers around WP Engine’s use of the WordPress brand, licensing concerns, and differing views on managing the open-source platform. This fallout could impact WP Engine customers especially those who
The Great Firewall of China, officially known as the Golden Shield Project, is an extensive internet censorship system designed to prevent access to specific foreign websites and control the flow of information online. It’s the most advanced and comprehensive censorship program in the world, employing a variety of methods to
Waterfall charts are diagrams which represent how website resources are being downloaded, parsed by the engine, in a timeline that gives us the opportunity to see the sequence and dependencies between resources. It assists in identifying where important events happened during the loading process. They can also let the user
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a unique blend of software engineering and systems engineering aimed at ensuring scalable and reliable systems. SREs strive to build high-quality, reliable software while keeping up with fast-paced development cycles. To achieve these goals, they utilize various tools that help monitor, automate, and optimize performance.
In the world of a site reliability engineer (SRE), failure is not only an option, but also expected. Systems, web applications, servers, devices, etc., are all prone to performance issues and unexpected outages at some point. It is an unavoidable fact. These unexpected failures can lead to huge revenue losses,
In one of our previous articles, we discussed what an SRE is, what they do, and some of the common responsibilities that a typical SRE may have, like supporting operations, dealing with trouble tickets and incident response, and general system monitoring and observability. In this article, we will take a
What is Site Reliability Engineering? Site Reliability Engineering, or SRE, is a set of principles and practices that applies software engineering techniques to the challenges of IT operations. SRE originated at Google when engineers needed a more systematic, software-oriented approach to manage and optimize their massive infrastructure. SRE’s main goal
Monitoring internal applications presents unique challenges. These applications, which may be crucial for employee productivity, secure data access, and internal workflows, don’t interact with the public internet, making traditional monitoring tools and strategies less effective. However, keeping these applications stable and performant is critical, as any downtime can affect entire
Whether you’re running a small business or a large enterprise, ensuring that your website and emails are trusted by users and other companies is key to maintaining credibility. One major issue that can harm your reputation is ending up on a DNS blacklist. If your IP address is blacklisted, it
Securing sensitive information online is more critical than ever, and SSL certificates are at the forefront of keeping internet communications safe. These certificates are a fundamental component of website security, but without active monitoring, even the most secure SSL certificates can become a vulnerability. Let’s take a closer look at
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