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Dependency Management with Renovate: Beyond the Limits of Dependabot

While mature CI pipelines often incorporate security scanner tools like Trivy and Clair. But these tools primarily identify vulnerabilities and to fix those vulnerabilities, developers manually upgrade versions of those dependencies like packages, libraries, etc.

Manually managing dependencies in software development can be a time-consuming and error-prone process, leading to several challenges. What if we use a tool that scans the entire repo and detects if updates/patches are available or not and raises PR to upgrade dependency automatically, allowing developers to review and merge them as needed. This proactive approach helps prevent the introduction of vulnerabilities in the first place by ensuring dependencies are kept up-to-date until it is zero-day vulnerabilities.

This blog introduces you to Renovate, a powerful open-source tool that automates dependency management. As an open-source, it offers various ways of installing and configuring it. We will specifically focus on installation using the command-line interface (CLI), in this blog.

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Agentless Monitoring: Integrating Supabase Metrics with Grafana Cloud

The Power of Agentless Monitoring

Before we dive into the technicalities, let’s understand the core benefits of agentless monitoring. It’s like having a silent guardian for your application, one that doesn’t require the extra resources or management overhead that traditional agents do. This means less complexity, less maintenance overhead, and better accuracy in your monitoring.

TLDR; If you have a service exposing prometheus compatible endpoint, then you can scrape those metrics directly with services like Grafana Cloud without needing any intermediate agent.

Why Supabase and Grafana Cloud

Supabase is making waves as a top pick for developers needing a backend service, thanks to its solid PostgreSQL base and ease of use.

Grafana Cloud brings a lot to the table, with its easy-to-use features like drag-and-drop dashboards, smart alerts, and even some clever machine learning tricks to help you spot and fix problems before they blow up. In short, Grafana Cloud doesn’t just make monitoring simpler; it makes it smarter, helping developers keep their apps running smoothly and their users happy.

The Fallacies of Platform Engineering

Delve into the intricacies of implementing platform engineering strategies and the misconceptions that surround it.

In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, the significance of platform engineering cannot be overstated. It serves as the bedrock upon which countless digital ecosystems are built, from mobile applications to cloud-based services and everything in between. Yet, for all its importance, the world of platform engineering is riddled with misconceptions & misunderstandings that can lead to costly mistakes, project delays and suboptimal outcomes. To navigate this complex terrain successfully, it is crucial to identify and address these fallacies head-on.

By exposing these fallacies and offering insights into platform engineering best practices, we aim to empower engineers, developers and decision-makers to make more informed choices and in turn, create more robust and effective platforms.

Throughout this exploration, we’ll delve into the intricacies of implementing platform engineering strategies, examining its core principles and the misconceptions that surround it. We’ll also discuss real-world examples and case studies to illustrate the consequences of falling prey to these fallacies.

PRTG Network Monitor: Why and How?

In today’s highly interconnected and technology-driven world, maintaining a stable and efficient network infrastructure is crucial for businesses of all sizes. Network & infra-monitoring tools play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of infrastructure by providing real-time visibility into system and network performance, identifying bottlenecks, and enabling proactive troubleshooting.

PRTG Network Monitor stands out as a powerful and easy-to-use tool that simplifies the monitoring process and empowers administrators to keep their environment running smoothly. In this blog post, we will explore the features and benefits of PRTG Network Monitor.

What is PRTG?

PRTG Network Monitor, developed by Paessler AG, is a robust and user-friendly network monitoring tool that offers a wide range of features to effectively monitor network devices, servers, and applications. With its centralized monitoring system, PRTG provides administrators with a holistic view of their network infrastructure, allowing them to detect and resolve issues before they impact users or cause downtime.

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