#releasenotes

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[govindhtech]

Probable Root Cause: Improving Instana’s Observability

We are happy to report that Instana has been improved with the addition of the probable root cause capability, which is currently accessible in public preview as of version 277. Superior insights are provided by this feature, which makes it possible to quickly identify the cause of a system failure with little to no inquiry time.

The expensive nature of business application interruptions has been repeatedly demonstrated. Since organisations are actively embracing digitisation, the estimated cost of an average outage can reach USD 50,000 to USD 500,000 per hour, and higher. Because applications are becoming more complicated, it takes hours, sometimes even days, for Site Reliability Engineers (SREs) to find and fix issues.

IBM has included the Probable Root Cause capability to Intelligent Incident Remediation from Instana in order to help with this issue. When an incident is created, Instana automatically uses Causal AI to analyse call statistics, topology, and surrounding data in order to rapidly and effectively determine the most likely cause of the application failure. This saves SREs numerous hours of labour and prevents significant costs for the company by enabling them to address issues by focussing on the cause of the issue rather than just its symptoms.

Probable Root Cause

The public preview of Probable Root Cause is currently accessible. When a Probable Root Cause is found for an incident, the following entity types’ Incidents page in Instana for Smart Alert is now improved with the Probable Root Cause section:

Application perspectives

Services

Endpoints

Service Level Objectives on application perspectives

Any entity that is monitored by Instana, such as a process, endpoint, or service, can be the determined Probable Root Cause entity included in this section. The following details are also included in this section:

A likelihood level for the outcome and statistics about trace data surrounding the entity that give some justification for choosing a specific Probable Root Cause Event, such as Change events, Issues, or Incidents that happened on the identified Probable Root Cause entity

Go to an application’s, service’s, or endpoint’s Incidents page to view the Probable Root Causes that have been found by Smart Alerts.

In collaboration with IBM Research, IBM developed an algorithm that, once an incident has been triggered, uses differential observability and causal AI to analyse data modalities like traces and topology to detect unhealthy entities. Any part of a system that is monitored with Instana’s support for more than 300 technologies is referred to as an entity. Through the examination of diverse data modalities spanning your infrastructure, apps, and services, IBM is capable of pinpointing the probable reasons for application outages and directing you towards dashboards that will facilitate your inquiry more quickly.

IBM also enhance this data by presenting all of the latest occurrences related to the identified potential root cause entity, which could be reasons why this entity failed. IBM also provide a transparent explanation for their AI’s identification of an entity as the Probable Root Cause. Additionally, Probable Root Cause easily points you in the direction of pertinent data, traces, and logs to expedite additional problem diagnostics.

At the moment, all incidents brought on by smart alerts on the following object kinds automatically run probable root cause analyses:

Principal advantages

Instant intelligence: Probable root cause works nearly instantly right out of the box, in contrast to conventional methods that need a lot of setup and training. You may immediately begin to reap the benefits of improved observability, regardless of whether you’re employing self-hosted deployment or software as a service.

Comprehensive insights: With Instana’s extensive data coverage, you can see your entire stack with never-before-seen clarity. Probable Root Cause takes into account every element of your infrastructure, from frontend to backend, microservices to databases, in order to provide precise diagnoses.

Explainable results: Transparency is at the heart of Instana’s strategy. IBM give your teams trustworthy, actionable insights by giving them transparent access to the data sources and methodology used to identify likely root causes.

Safe data protection: Probable Root Cause ensures the confidentiality and security of your important data by providing insights without allowing the data to ever leave Instana.

Probable root cause in action

This is a preview of how probable root cause analysis might help you locate issues more quickly in the Instana incident dashboard.Image credit to IBM

In this example, a sudden spike in the quantity of incorrect calls triggers an application smart alert.

From the smart alert, Instana automatically determines the root cause entity (an endpoint in this case), offers further explanation for the error, and records any related events that transpire on that entity. This makes it possible for the user to identify the incident’s root cause and prioritise fixing it.

Start now

IBM cordially encourage you to investigate the potential of possible root cause in your local setting. This feature promises to take your debugging skills to the next level and offer a smooth experience, regardless of whether you are an experienced Instana user or are investigating observability options for the first time.

See IBM’s release notes and documentation for comprehensive guidance and instructions on how to make the most use of this feature, as well as for further information about probable root cause.

At Instana, IBM dedication to providing state-of-the-art observability solutions that de-mystify complexity and enable teams to create and manage robust systems never wavers. As IBM continue to innovate in the fields of observability and application performance monitoring (APM), keep checking back for additional updates.

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[amigoways]

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[crytoesign]

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[cyber-sec]

Microsoft December 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 1 exploited zero-day, 71 flaws

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-december-2024-patch-tuesday-fixes-1-exploited-zero-day-71-flaws/

More info: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2024-Dec

[mostlysignssomeportents]

This day in history

#15yrsago Controlling copies isn’t necessarily part of an artist’s livelihood, but getting them accurately attributed is https://www.oblomovka.com/wp/2008/08/07/copyright-fraud-and-window-taxes-no-not-that-windows/

#15yrsago Stealing things according to the “If value, then right” theory https://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/08/03/20-things-ive-stolen/

#15yrsago Deadmalls as new urbanist playgrounds https://web.archive.org/web/20080810100736/https://www.worldchanging.com/local/seattle/archives/008250.html

#10yrsago EB White on why he wrote Charlotte’s Web: “A book is a sneeze” https://web.archive.org/web/20130806171658/http://www.lettersofnote.com/2013/08/a-book-is-sneeze.html

#10yrsago Revealed: the questing, flexible, ramified business-end of a mosquito https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLIYuXlUS3k

#10yrsago Atherton, CA’s police blotter: 175 out of 182 reported police stops had drivers with Hispanic surnames https://web.archive.org/web/20140326100901/https://kentbrew.com/profiling-atherton/

#10yrsago Firefox nukes the blink tag https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/23.0/releasenotes/

#5yrsago Talking copyright, internet freedom, artistic business models, and antitrust with Steal This Show https://torrentfreak.com/steal-show-s04e03-printing-new-reality-cory-doctorow/

#5yrsago New York City makes all prisoner calls free https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/nyregion/phone-calls-free-nyc-jails.html

#5yrsago Former Obama trade official teams up with Trump to create highly profitable TB epidemics in poor countries https://theintercept.com/2018/08/07/tuberculosis-declaration-trump-phrma/

#5yrsago Anonymous declares war on Qanon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFHzrmk5Md0

#5yrsago Cornered FCC admits that its website was never hacked https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/06/fcc-admits-it-was-never-actually-hacked/

#5yrsago UK regulators ban lies in ISP ads, advertised speeds drop by 41% https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/isps-listed-speeds-drop-up-to-41-after-uk-requires-accurate-advertising/

#5yrsago Economic indicators: consumer debt continues to grow, delinquency rises, students face “crippling debt” https://wallstreetonparade.com/2018/08/financial-health-of-u-s-consumer-will-determine-severity-of-the-next-recession/

#5yrsago A gorgeous history of the mid-century modernism by Disney’s finest illustrators of the 1950s https://memex.craphound.com/2018/08/07/a-gorgeous-history-of-the-mid-century-modernism-by-disneys-finest-illustrators-of-the-1950s/

#5yrsago What’s at stake in the fight over printing files for guns https://memex.craphound.com/2018/08/07/whats-at-stake-in-the-fight-over-printing-files-for-guns/

#1yrago Epson boobytrapped its printers https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/07/inky-wretches/#epson-salty

I’m kickstarting the audiobook for “The Internet Con: How To Seize the Means of Computation,” a Big Tech disassembly manual to disenshittify the web and bring back the old, good internet. It’s a DRM-free book, which means Audible won’t carry it, so this crowdfunder is essential. Back now to get the audio, Verso hardcover and ebook:

http://seizethemeansofcomputation.org

[seoboxx-webdesign]

WordPress Update auf Version 6.5 am Dienstag, 2. April 2024 erschienen

Seit Dienstag, den 2. April 2024 steht das WordPress Update auf die Version 6.5 zum Download zur Verfügung. Das WordPress Update behebt 263 Fehler und enthält zahlreiche Neuerungen und Verbesserungen.

Wir empfehlen daher die zeitnahe Installation des WordPress Updates und weisen zudem noch einmal darauf hin, dass durch Updates wichtige Sicherheitslücken geschlossen werden und somit Fehler in WordPress selbst behoben werden. Vor allem das Schließen von Sicherheitslücken steht immer im Fokus der Entwickler des WordPress CMS, wobei die Sicherheit beziehungsweise die Datensicherheit Ihrer WordPress Website auch im Sinne Ihrer Websitebesucher ist.

Bedenken Sie auch die Wichtigkeit des WordPress Updates im Bezug auf die Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) und somit auch Ihrer Haftung gegenüber den Besuchern Ihrer Website bezüglich der gespeicherten und genutzten Daten.

Das WordPress Update wurde nach der am Samstag, den 6. August 1966 in Detroit (USA) geborenen und am Mittwoch, den 26. Dezember 2018 in verstorbenen Violinistin Regina Carter benannt.

Die Releasenote im Original (englische Sprache) können Sie auf https://wordpress.org/news/2024/04/regina/ einsehen.

Die deutsche Version der Releasenote können Sie auf https://de.wordpress.org/2024/04/wordpress-6-5-regina/ einsehen.

Alle Fehlerkorrekturen, Neuerungen und Verbesserungen des WordPress Cores können Sie auf https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?milestone=6.5 einsehen.

Die Fehlerkorrekturen, Neuerungen und Verbesserungen des „Gutenberg“ Block-Editors können Sie auf https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/commits/wp/6.5 einsehen.

Erfahren Sie mehr über dieses WordPress-Update in unserem News Blog auf https://seoboxx-webdesign.de/blog-news/ oder lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel auf https://seoboxx-webdesign.de/blog-news/wordpress/wordpress-update-auf-version-6-5-regina-am-Dienstag-2-April-2024-erschienen-vollversion

[posttexasstressdisorder]

Wake up babe, new Firefox dropped.

Version 111

Get it here:  

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Latest release notes here:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/111.0/releasenotes/

[hackernewsrobot]

Firefox 127

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/127.0/releasenotes/

[drprawedha]

56/366

LibreOffice 24.2

ReleaseNotes/24.2

[drprawedha]

Kalau udah rilis, saatnya coba.. :p >> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/releasenotes

Debian Linux 12.1 Released with Security Updates: A fix for a vulnerability in the OpenSSL library and a fix for a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that could allow attackers to gain root privileges and over 140 other packages updated.

-> Updated Debian Linux 12.1 released

[cyber-sec]

Microsoft September 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 79 flaws

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-september-2024-patch-tuesday-fixes-4-zero-days-79-flaws/

More info: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/releaseNote/2024-Sep

[rajpalnayak123]

How to automate the process of release notes?

A good software company consistently releases its better versions. A great software company makes sure everyone is aware of those versions.

And, release notes play a vital role here. They may be a smart part of your release process, but are essential. They offer a simple to use summary for everyone- from engineers to clients.

Here is a step-by-step guide to automate release notes process through Jira and to make the most out of it. 

Jira Release Notes Automation

Automating Jira release notes is a great example of a task left preferably to robots. Generation of the document is done depending on the release notes template, and automated emailing is scheduled.

Find out how to create release notes from Jira and automate the released notes with Automation for Jira. For this process a PDF exporter is also used. It helps to create automated release notes Jira and send them through email.

Step 1

First and foremost, you should go to Automation for Jira to create a rule. Select the trigger: “Version released”.

Step 2

Select the regulation/ related issues action. The rule helps to run the action to source issue that led to the automation rule and to issues linked to the source issue. It involves everything from sub-tasks to epics and issues you choose with JQL. The rules should work with issues. 

Click the box stating “process all issues produced by this trigger”.

Step 3

Select Send PDF action offered by Better PDF automation for Jira. Choose the built-in release notes template to export the document. Give the PDF a title and define whom you want to email that too. Decide the subject of the email and its body. It can be edited later.

Step 4

So, with every release, the email will reach to your selected recipients. Choose a collection of release notes in PDF form to automatically send to the recipients you want. The PDF can be created depending on template which is pre-designed for release notes. 

It easily segments new features, bug fixes and advancements without any editing, and also automatically adjusts the structure of the release notes. It offers the document a transparent and simple-to-read layout that appeals to everyone. 

And this is it!

You have automated your Jira release notes and everything is set.

Steps to get started!

Firstly, you should ensure that all the component apps needed to automate PDF exporting are available with you. You will need to install these things:

Better PDF exporter for Jira

Jira automation

Better PDF automation

Once you have everything in place, you can start the steps mentioned above and relax and focus on other things. The confluence release notes are released in the same manner. So, you can work accordingly for both. Just choose the project you want to generate to release notes and you are done. Once you have selected the project to generate release note, you can automate it using the above process in a convenient manner.

[seoboxx-webdesign]

Joomla!-Update auf Version 5.2.2 (Security & Bug-Fix Release) am Dienstag, 26. November 2024 erschienen

Seit Dienstag, den 26. November 2024 steht das Joomla!-Update auf die Version 5.2.2 zum Download zur Verfügung. Das Joomla!-Update schließt 1 Sicherheitslücke, behebt 63 Fehler und enthält zahlreiche Neuerungen und Verbesserungen.

Wir empfehlen daher die zeitnahe Installation des Joomla!-Updates und weisen zudem noch einmal darauf hin, dass durch Updates wichtige Sicherheitslücken geschlossen werden und somit Fehler in Joomla selbst behoben werden. Vor allem das Schließen von Sicherheitslücken steht immer im Fokus der Entwickler des Joomla! CMS, wobei die Sicherheit beziehungsweise die Datensicherheit Ihrer WordPress Website auch im Sinne Ihrer Websitebesucher ist.

Bedenken Sie auch die Wichtigkeit des Joomla!-Updates im Bezug auf die Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO) und somit auch Ihrer Haftung gegenüber den Besuchern Ihrer Website bezüglich der gespeicherten und genutzten Daten.

Die Releasenote im Original (englische Sprache) können Sie auf https://www.joomla.org/announcements/release-news/5918-joomla-5-2-2-security-bugfix-release.html einsehen.

Die deutsche Version der Releasenote können Sie auf https://www.joomla.de/news/joomla/joomla-5-2-2-als-sicherheits-und-bugfix-release-veroeffentlicht einsehen.

Alle Fehlerkorrekturen, Neuerungen und Verbesserungen dieses Joomla!-Updates können Sie auf https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/milestone/134?closed=1 einsehen.

Die Listen der behobenen Fehler und/oder behobenen Fehler sowie die originalen Releasenotes stehen zum Teil nur in englischer Sprache zur Verfügung und es gibt aktuell hierfür keine Übersetzungen. Sollten Sie jedoch eine Übersetzung benötigen empfehlen wir ihnen die Nutzung des kostenlosen DeepL - Übersetzers unter https://deepl.com/.

Erfahren Sie mehr über dieses Joomla-Update in unserem News Blog auf https://seoboxx-webdesign.de/blog-news/ oder lesen Sie den vollständigen Artikel auf https://seoboxx-webdesign.de/joomla/2024/11/26/joomla-update-auf-version-5-2-2-erschienen/