I am trying to get the hang of Google Analytics 4.
One of the conversions that we track is sign ups.
I'm seeing a lot of conversions attributed to the Organic Social group. However, a lot of these conversions are people who found the site some other way (e.g. organic search), and then subsequently signed up through a social OAuth flow (e.g. Log in with Facebook).
We are using the cross-channel attribution model that looks at first click, last click, etc. So I get, I suppose, that I'm wanting to look more at first click organic social conversions as opposed to last click. However, this still doesn't give me an accurate picture when someone first stumbled across my site from organic search, then subsequently from a facebook post, and then chose to sign up.
How can I exclude the portion of the conversion path that goes https://www.daniweb.com/connect/profile/auth/ -> redirect to social network OAuth -> redirect back to DaniWeb from the conversion flowchart?
In scanning the IT landscape, the call for DevOps engineers remains toward the top of many companies’ priorities. A nationwide search through various job posting sites returns literally thousands of DevOps opportunities. However, reviewing these job postings shows that the skillsets required are widely varied. In comparison, software development job descriptions and requirements tend to have a narrower focus – broadly speaking, a language and a particular framework. DevOps job descriptions and requirements range from implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes, to building infrastructure, to configuration management, to cloud operations, to writing code in any number of languages, and so on. It’s an impressive and intimidating list. Have you considered joining the DevOps wave but have been challenged in getting a clear picture of what DevOps is or means? If so, you’re not alone.
What is DevOps?
While many organizations have DevOps teams, even within a single organization, there are likely to be multiple roles within a DevOps team. Why is that? The reason is that DevOps is a process, and various roles within a DevOps team each contribute to the process. The DevOps process is a product of the evolution of Agile development processes. With Agile, production-quality software is iteratively delivered, which drives the need to deploy software more often. The process of getting software into production needed to be streamlined, thus the DevOps movement and process was born.
There has been considerable discussion about the statement that email is dead. We will not join these disputes but only add a few words. Long live email! It is still active and doing well, and there is no need to worry that email is going to disappear. For this reason, learning how to create a […]
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Jetpack announced today that it is splitting out six of its most popular features into individual plugins. Automattic reports that the company received feedback from developers and site owners asking for the ability to use specific components of Jetpack as part of their own “tech stack” of plugins.
The six features that are now available as individual plugins include the following:
Jetpack Backup Real-time site backups on Automattic’s cloud infrastructure
Jetpack Protect Scan for vulnerabilities in WordPress core, themes, and plugins for free
Jetpack Boost Improve site speed and SEO for free in just a few clicks
Jetpack Social Automatically share new posts and products on social channels for free
Jetpack Search Help visitors find what they are looking for
Jetpack CRM Streamline communication, provide better customer service, and grow sales
Three of those plugins were already available as separate plugins (Backup, CRM, and Boost). The Protect, Boost, CRM, and Social plugins are free to use. Backup and Search require a paid plan in order to work. Jetpack representatives confirmed those three plugins fall under the WordPress.org guidelines for SaaS connection plugins.
For years developers have criticized Jetpack for being “bloated,” bundling too many features. In 2019, Jetpack acknowledged that the plugin had a discovery problem, where users who were not fully familiar with the plugin’s dozens of modules ended up installing plugins to perform functionality that Jetpack already includes. Automattic attempted to solve this by promoting paid upgrades as feature suggestions on the plugin search screen, a controversial move that violated the plugin directory’s guidelines and was promptly reversed.
The idea behind splitting out more features into individual plugins is that Jetpack users will be able to install only what they need instead of assuming the overhead for the all-in-one plugin. This is also a strategic change for Jetpack as it attempts to market its bulk licensing options for agencies. A more modular Jetpack will be more appealing to developers and Automattic plans to split out more features into individual plugins in the future.
“Over time, the products that exist as individual plugins may be extracted from the original one, but no matter which plugin you start with, the experience of adding features will be seamless,” Automattic growth marketer Simon Keating said.
The five million Jetpack users who are using the all-in-one-plugin will not experience any changes as the result of today’s news. As more features become individual plugins, users will still be able to install what they want from a single interface.
Incident management: an unplanned interruption to a service or a reduction in the quality of service.
By restoring regular service functioning as rapidly as feasible after an occurrence, incident management practices aim to minimize the negative effect of incidents on the organization.
Treemap visualizations are widely used in hierarchical data analysis. If you need to build one but have never done that before, you might think the process is somewhat complicated. Well, not necessarily. I decided to make a step-by-step tutorial explaining how to create awesome interactive treemap charts with ease using JavaScript. And you’re gonna love the illustrations!
Are we alone in the universe? A question every one of us has asked ourselves at some point. While we are thinking about the odds of the Earth being the only habitable planet in the universe, or not, one of the things we might consider is how big the universe is. Let’s look at that with the help of treemaps! In this tutorial, we will be visualizing the scale of the 10 largest galaxies in the known universe using the treemapping technique.
Java was created over 25 years ago, and it is still one of the most popular programming languages. This article will present an overview of how Java has grown into today's complex system and why it continues to remain a contemporary development environment.
According to The PYPL Popularity of Programming Language Index, in February 2022, Java was the second most popular language globally, and its use has grown by 1.2% compared to February 2021. This ranking is determined by analyzing requests for language tutorials on Google.
With goods and services, fast shifting from pattern recognition and insight creation to more advanced forecasting approaches and, consequently, more competent judgments, data in ai, and data availability are critical for training artificial intelligence systems. Furthermore, increasing data availability and improved data utilization are essential for addressing social, climatic, and environmental concerns, resulting in healthier, more wealthy, and more sustainable societies.
Creating machine learning training data for testing, assessment, and deployment are all common steps in developing an AI system. However, this is an iterative process because it may take numerous rounds of training, testing, and assessment before the intended output is attained, and data plays a crucial role.
NatWest, a retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom, has announced the release of a new API to support Confirmation of Payee (CoP) for its commercial partners. This new offering is intended to reduce potential scams and mediate customer error.
Block patterns, also frequently referred to as sections, were introduced in WordPress 5.5 to allow users to build and share predefined block layouts in the pattern directory. The directory is the home of a wide range of curated patterns designed by the WordPress community. These patterns are available in simple copy and paste format, require no coding knowledge and thus are a big time saver for users.
Despite many articles on patterns, there is a lack of comprehensive and up-to-date articles on pattern creation covering the latest enhanced features. This article aims to fill the gap with a focus on the recent enhanced features like creating patterns without registration and offer an up-to-date step-by-step guide to create and use them in block themes for novices and experienced authors.
Since the launch of WordPress 5.9 and the Twenty Twenty-Two (TT2) default theme, the use of block patterns in block themes has proliferated. I have been a big fan of block patterns and have created and used them in my block themes.
The article assumes that readers have basic knowledge of WordPress full site editing (FSE) interface and block themes. The Block Editor Handbook and Full Site Editing website provide the most up-to-date tutorial guides to learn all FSE features, including block themes and patterns discussed in this article.
Section 1: Evolving approaches to creating block patterns
The initial approach to creating block patterns required the use of block pattern API either as a custom plugin or directly registered in the functions.php file to bundle with a block theme. The newly launched WordPress 6.0 introduced several new and enhanced features working with patterns and themes, including pattern registration via a /patterns folder and a page creation pattern modal.
For background, let’s first briefly overview how the pattern registration workflow evolved from using the register pattern API to directly loading without registration.
Use case example 1: Twenty Twenty-One
The default Twenty Twenty-One theme (TT1) and TT1 Blocks theme (a sibling of TT1) showcase how block patterns can be registered in the theme’s functions.php. In the TT1 Blocks experimental-theme, this single block-pattern.php file containing eight block patterns is added to the functions.php as an include as shown here.
A custom block pattern needs to be registered using the register_block_pattern function, which receives two arguments — title (name of the patterns) and properties (an array describing properties of the pattern).
Here is an example of registering a simple “Hello World” paragraph pattern from this Theme Shaper article:
title(required): A human-readable title for the pattern.
content(required): Block HTML Markup for the pattern.
description(optional): A visually hidden text used to describe the pattern in the inserter. A description is optional but it is strongly encouraged when the title does not fully describe what the pattern does. The description will help users discover the pattern while searching.
categories(optional): An array of registered pattern categories used to group block patterns. Block patterns can be shown on multiple categories. A category must be registered separately in order to be used here.
keywords(optional): An array of aliases or keywords that help users discover the pattern while searching.
viewportWidth(optional): An integer specifying the intended width of the pattern to allow for a scaled preview of the pattern in the inserter.
blockTypes(optional): An array of block types that the pattern is intended to be used with. Each value needs to be the declared block’s name.
inserter(optional): By default, all patterns will appear in the inserter. To hide a pattern so that it can only be inserted programmatically, set the inserter to false.
The following is an example of a quote pattern plugin code snippets taken from the WordPress blog.
/*
Plugin Name: Quote Pattern Example Plugin
*/
register_block_pattern(
'my-plugin/my-quote-pattern',
array(
'title' => __( 'Quote with Avatar', 'my-plugin' ),
'categories' => array( 'text' ),
'description' => _x( 'A big quote with an avatar".', 'Block pattern description', 'my-plugin' ),
'content' => '<!-- wp:group --><div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container"><!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-default"} --><hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-default"/><!-- /wp:separator --><!-- wp:image {"align":"center","id":553,"width":150,"height":150,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none","className":"is-style-rounded"} --><div class="wp-block-image is-style-rounded"><figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img src="https://blockpatterndesigns.mystagingwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/StockSnap_HQR8BJFZID-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-553" width="150" height="150"/></figure></div><!-- /wp:image --><!-- wp:quote {"align":"center","className":"is-style-large"} --><blockquote class="wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large"><p>"Contributing makes me feel like I\'m being useful to the planet."</p><cite>— Anna Wong, <em>Volunteer</em></cite></blockquote><!-- /wp:quote --><!-- wp:separator {"className":"is-style-default"} --><hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-default"/><!-- /wp:separator --></div></div><!-- /wp:group -->',
)
);
Using patterns in a template file
Once patterns are created, they can be used in a theme template file with the following block markup:
An example from this GitHub repository shows the use of “footer-with-background” pattern slug with “tt2gopher” prefix in TT2 Gopher blocks theme.
Early adopters of block themes and Gutenberg plugin took advantage of patterns in classic themes as well. The default Twenty Twenty and my favorite Eksell themes (a demo site here) are good examples that showcase how pattern features can be added to classic themes.
Use case example 2: Twenty Twenty-Two
If a theme includes only a few patterns, the development and maintenance are fairly manageable. However, if a block theme includes many patterns, like in TT2 theme, then the pattern.php file becomes very large and hard to read. The default TT2 theme, which bundles more than 60 patterns, showcases a refactored pattern registration workflow structure that is easier to read and maintain.
Taking examples from the TT2 theme, let’s briefly discuss how this simplified workflow works.
2.1: Registering Patterns Categories
For demonstration purposes, I created a TT2 child theme and set it up on my local test site with some dummy content. Following TT2, I registered footer-with-background and added to the following pattern categories array list in its block-patterns.php file.
In this code example, each pattern listed in the $block_patterns = array() is called by foreach() function which requires a patterns directory file with the listed pattern name in the array which we will add in the next step.
2.2: Adding a pattern file to the /inc/patterns folder
Next, we should have all the listed patterns files in the $block_patterns = array(). Here is an example of one of the pattern files, footer-with-background.php:
Let’s reference the pattern in the footer.html template part:
<!-- wp:template-part {"slug":"footer"} /-->
This is similar to adding heading or footer parts in a template file.
The patterns can similarly be added to the parts/footer.html template by modifying it to refer to slug of the theme’s pattern file (footer-with-background):
Section 2: Creating and loading patterns without registration
Please note that this feature requires the installation of WordPress 6.0 or Gutenberg plugin 13.0 or above in your site.
This new WordPress 6.0 feature allows pattern registration via standard files and folders – /patterns, bringing similar conventions like /parts, /templates, and /styles.
The process, as also described in this WP Tavern article, involves the following three steps:
creating a patterns folder at the theme’s root
adding plugin style pattern header
pattern source content
A typical pattern header markup, taken from the article is shown below:
In the following steps, let’s explore how a footer-with-background.php pattern registered with PHP and used in a footer.html template is refactored.
2.1: Create a /patterns folder at the root of the theme
The first step is to create a /patterns folder at TT2 Gopher theme’s root and move the footer-with-background.php pattern file to /patterns folder and refactor.
2.2: Add pattern data to the file header
Next, create the following pattern header registration fields.
A pattern file has a top title field written as PHP comments. Followed by the block-content written in HTML format.
2.3: Add Pattern Content to the file
For the content section, let’s copy the code snippets within single quotes (e.g., '...') from the content section of the footer-with-background and replace the <!-- some-block-content /-->:
The entire code snippet of the patterns/footer-with-background.php file can be viewed here on the GitHub.
Please note that the /inc/patterns and block-patterns.php are extras, not required in WordPress 6.0, and included only for demo purposes.
2.4: Referencing the patterns slug in the template
Adding the above refactored footer-with-background.php pattern to footer.html template is exactly the same as described in the previous section (Section 1, 2.2).
Now, if we view the site’s footer part in a block editor or front-end of our site in a browser, the footer section is displayed.
Pattern categories and types Registration (optional)
To categorize block patterns, the pattern categories and types should be registered in theme’s functions.php file.
After the registration, the patterns are displayed in the pattern inserter together with the core default patterns. To add theme specific category labels in the patterns inserter, we should modify the previous snippets by adding theme namespace:
The footer-with-background pattern is visible in the patterns inserted with its preview (if selected):
This process greatly simplifies creating and displaying block patterns in block themes. It is available in WordPress 6.0 without using the Gutenberg plugin.
Examples of themes without patterns registration
Early adopters have already started using this feature in their block themes. A few examples of the themes, that are available from the theme directory, that load patterns without registration are listed below:
Section 3: Creating and using patterns with low-code
The official patterns directory contains community-contributed creative designs, which can be copied and customized as desired to create content. Using patterns with a block editor has never been so easier!
Any patterns from the ever-growing directory can also be added to block themes just by simple “copy and paste” or include in the theme.json file by referring to their directory pattern slug. Next, I will go through briefly how easily this can be accomplished with very limited coding.
Adding and customizing patterns from patterns directory
3.1: Copy pattern from directory into a page
Here, I am using this footer section pattern by FirstWebGeek from the patterns directory. Copied the pattern by selecting the “Copy Pattern” button and directly pasted it in a new page.
3.2: Make desired customizations
I made only a few changes to the color of the fonts and button background. Then copied the entire code from the code editor over to a clipboard.
If you are not familiar with using the code editor, go to options (with three dots, top right), click the Code editor button, and copy the entire code from here.
3.3: Create a new file in /patterns folder
First, let’s create a new /patterns/footer-pattern-test.php file and add the required pattern header section. Then paste the entire code (step 3, above). The pattern is categorized in the footer area (lines: 5), we can view the newly added in the pattern inserter.
<?php
/**
* Title: Footer pattern from patterns library
* Slug: tt2gopher/footer-pattern-test
* Categories: tt2gopher-footer
* Viewport Width: 1280
* Block Types: core/template-part/footer
* Inserter: yes
*/
?>
<!-- wp:group {"align":"full","style":{"spacing":{"padding":{"top":"100px","bottom":"70px","right":"30px","left":"30px"}}},"backgroundColor":"black","layout":{"contentSize":"1280px"}} -->
<div class="wp-block-group alignfull has-black-background-color has-background" style="padding-top:100px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:70px;padding-left:30px"><!-- wp:columns -->
<div class="wp-block-columns"><!-- wp:column -->
<div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:heading {"style":{"typography":{"fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"700","textTransform":"uppercase"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<h2 class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase">lorem</h2>
<!-- /wp:heading -->
<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:16px">One of the main benefits of using Lorem Ipsum is that it can be easily generated, and it takes the pressure off designers to create meaningful text. Instead, they can focus on crafting the best website data.</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
<!-- wp:social-links {"iconColor":"vivid-cyan-blue","iconColorValue":"#0693e3","openInNewTab":true,"className":"is-style-logos-only","style":{"spacing":{"blockGap":{"top":"15px","left":"15px"}}}} -->
<ul class="wp-block-social-links has-icon-color is-style-logos-only"><!-- wp:social-link {"url":"#","service":"facebook"} /-->
<!-- wp:social-link {"url":"#","service":"twitter"} /-->
<!-- wp:social-link {"url":"#","service":"instagram"} /-->
<!-- wp:social-link {"url":"#","service":"linkedin"} /--></ul>
<!-- /wp:social-links --></div>
<!-- /wp:column -->
<!-- wp:column -->
<div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"style":{"typography":{"textTransform":"capitalize","fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"700","fontSize":"30px"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<h4 class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:capitalize">Contact Us</h4>
<!-- /wp:heading -->
<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px","lineHeight":"1.2"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:16px;line-height:1.2">123 BD Lorem, Ipsum<br><br>+123-456-7890</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px","lineHeight":"1"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:16px;line-height:1">sample@gmail.com</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px","lineHeight":"1"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:16px;line-height:1">Opening Hours: 10:00 - 18:00</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div>
<!-- /wp:column -->
<!-- wp:column -->
<div class="wp-block-column"><!-- wp:heading {"level":4,"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"30px","fontStyle":"normal","fontWeight":"700","textTransform":"capitalize"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<h4 class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:30px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:capitalize">Newsletter</h4>
<!-- /wp:heading -->
<!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"16px"}},"textColor":"cyan-bluish-gray"} -->
<p class="has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color" style="font-size:16px">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur ut labore et dolore magna aliqua ipsum dolor sit</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
<!-- wp:search {"label":"","placeholder":"Enter Your Email...","buttonText":"Subscribe","buttonPosition":"button-inside","style":{"border":{"width":"1px"}},"borderColor":"tertiary","backgroundColor":"background-header","textColor":"background"} /--></div>
<!-- /wp:column --></div>
<!-- /wp:columns --></div>
<!-- /wp:group -->
3.4: View the new pattern in the inserter
To view the newly added Footer pattern from patterns library pattern, go to any post or page and select the inserter icon (blue plus symbol, top left), and then select “TT2 Gopher – Footer” categories. The newly added pattern is shown on the left panel, together with other footer patterns and its preview on the right (if selected):
Registering patterns directly in theme.json file
In WordPress 6.0, it is possible to register any desired patterns from the pattern directory with theme.json file with the following syntax. The 6.0 dev note states, “the patterns field is an array of [pattern slugs] from the Pattern Directory. Pattern slugs can be extracted by the [URL] in single pattern view at the Pattern Directory.”
This short WordPress 6.0 features video demonstrates how patterns are registered in the /patterns folder (at 3:53) and registering the desired patterns from the pattern director in a theme.json file (at 3:13).
Then, the registered pattern is available in the patterns inserter search box, which is then available for use just like theme-bundled patterns library.
In this example, the pattern slug footer-section-design-with-3-column-description-social-media-contact-and-newsletter from the earlier example is registered via theme.json.
Page creation pattern model
As part of “building with patterns” initiatives, WordPress 6.0 offers a pattern modal option to theme authors to add page layout patterns into block theme, allowing site users to select page layout patterns (e.g., an about page, a contact page, a team page, etc.) while creating a page. The following is an example taken from the dev note:
register_block_pattern(
'my-plugin/about-page',
array(
'title' => __( 'About page', 'my-plugin' ),
'blockTypes' => array( 'core/post-content' ),
'content' => '<!-- wp:paragraph {"backgroundColor":"black","textColor":"white"} -->
<p class="has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background">Write you about page here, feel free to use any block</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph -->',
)
);
The page creation pattern modal can also be disabled completely by removing the post-content block type of all the patterns. An example sample code is available here.
You can follow and participate in GitHub’s discussion from the links listed under the resource section below.
Using patterns directory to build page
Patterns from the directory can also be used to create the desired post or page layout, similar to page builders. The GutenbergHub team has created an experimental online page builder app using patterns directly from the directory (introductory video). Then the codes from the app can be copied and pasted in a site, which greatly simplifies the building complex page layout process without coding.
In this short video, Jamie Marsland demonstrates (at 1:30) how the app can be used to create an entire page layout similar to page builder using desired page sections of the directory.
Wrapping up
Patterns allow users to recreate their commonly used content layout (e.g., hero page, call out, etc.) in any page and lower the barriers to presenting content in styles, which were previously not possible without coding skills. Just like the plugins and themes directories, the new patterns directory offers users options to use a wide range of patterns of their choices from the pattern directory, and write and display content in style.
Indeed, block patterns will change everything and surely this is a game changer feature in the WordPress theme landscape. When the full potential of building with patterns effort becomes available, this is going to change the way we design block themes and create beautiful content even with low-code knowledge. For many creative designers, the patterns directory may also provide an appropriate avenue to showcase their creativity.
IBM App Connect V12 introduced a new capability called Business Transaction Monitoring (BTM) which allows the user to record a message throughout its lifecycle and determine its outcome.
What Is Transaction Monitoring?
Transaction monitoring involves surveying each message that passes through your flows and ruling whether it was transmitted successfully or had failed to reach the destination. Monitoring each transaction through an integration ensures that developers are notified when a system fails, and output has not been received. However, simply monitoring if a message has reached its destination does not help identify the specific problem, which is where Business Transaction Monitoring can help.
The world we know today is on the verge of going truly digital. With several industries and organizations implementing advanced technology to add a whole different level of security, the tech field has upgraded itself to a much larger level. Mobile applications are one of the essential topics discussed by professionals across the tech and business sectors. They are also revolutionizing the finance sector considerably, even enabling digital transactions. In this present digital world, blockchain has become one of the significant security definitions, and it has contributed a considerable advancement to the world of mobile finance. Now, without further ado, let’s dive straight into this and learn more about blockchain and how it secures mobile applications.
What Is Blockchain Technology?
According to Investopedia, a blockchain is defined as a distributed database that is shared among the nodes of a computer network.
This week I got to speak with Alex Trost! Alex has been hard at work created Frontend Horse, a clever brand celebrating the beautiful and clever things in our industry via a newsletter, articles, streaming, a Discord community and more. This is the way to do it!
Notion is an amazing collaborative tool that not only helps organize your company’s information but helps with project management as well. We know that all too well here at CodePen, as we use Notion for countless business tasks. Learn more and get started for free at notion.com/codepen. Take your first step toward an organized, happier team, today.
Secure access service edge (SASE) is a network security architecture that helps securely connect systems, endpoints, and users to services and applications from any location worldwide. It is a service you can access from the cloud and manage centrally.
SASE is a framework, not a specific technology. It works by combining several cloud-native security technologies, including:
A lot of what you read around the topic of Observability mentions the benefits and potential of analyzing data, but little about how you collect it. This process is called “instrumentation” and broadly involves collecting events in infrastructure and code that include metrics, logs, and traces. There are of course dozens of methods, frameworks, and tools to help you collect the events that are important to you, and this post begins a series looking at some of those. This post focuses on introductory concepts, setting up the dependencies needed, and generating some basic metrics. Later posts will take these concepts further.
An Introduction to Metrics Data
Different vendors and open source projects created their own ways to represent the event data they collect. While this remains true, there are increased efforts to create portable standards that everyone can use and add their features on top of but retain interoperability. The key project is OpenTelemetry from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). This blog series will use the OpenTelemetry specification and SDKs, but collect and export a variety of the formats it handles.
There has been considerable discussion about the statement that email is dead. We will not join these disputes but only add a few words. Long live email! It is still active and doing well, and there is no need to worry that email is going to disappear. For this reason, learning how to create a […]
