We used PagerDuty at a larger enterprise where I worked previously. We had the budget for the subscription and a fairly extensive alerting setup feeding into it.
The environment I manage now is much smaller. We use Zabbix webhooks to send alerts into Webex channels, then Webex automation handles calling or notifying whoever is on call. So we’re not really using PagerDuty here.
I have mixed feelings about it. I can see the value in a larger setup, but for our current needs, the tools we already have are doing the job. It comes down to whether the additional capabilities justify another subscription.
I’m Bhanu, 41, based in Canada 🇨🇦
Started in IT as a network admin. A few “have you tried restarting it?” moments later, here I am working in infrastructure and DevOps, from legacy Unix and Linux to automation and modern cloud.
No legendary engineering origin story. Just a regular guy who kept learning, breaking things, fixing them, and somehow getting trusted with bigger things.
Now I’m exploring AI and agentic coding, building little tools and figuring things out as I go.
Looking to connect with people into AI, coding agents, Linux, and automation. Happy to trade ideas, learn from your experiments, and share a few of my own.
What are you building or learning these days?
I'm 40.
Solo founder, technical author, and data engineer from Switzerland🇨🇭.
Looking to connect with more fellow writers, data engineers & terminal workflow nerds!
Built a little something for the @dhh / Omarchy community:
Omarchy Jump: install Omarchy directly from an existing Linux system, no USB stick required.
It downloads the official ISO, sets up a one-shot GRUB boot, copies the live environment to RAM, and boots straight into the Omarchy installer.
Supports Ubuntu/Debian/Mint/Pop!_OS plus Fedora/RHEL-family systems.
Would love to see something like this become an official migration path into Omarchy.
https://t.co/339UVhfL5u
@dhh
This is especially true in old-school enterprises. I once heard an allegation that a senior executive had their mortgage paid off by a vendor whose multimillion-dollar renewal was at stake, and the vendor’s sales head allegedly made it happen. The executive was eventually pushed into an early retirement, but at least the mortgage was paid off.
@PsudoMike Brother, your fintech takes are consistently insightful. I've worked in financial services, but mostly on the infrastructure side, so I really appreciate the business context you bring. Thanks for sharing.
@internetvin Using Pop_OS on my Alienware since past 6 years, Been good apart from couple of hiccups when a major version release. Otherwise solid comes in built nvidia drivers.
🚨 Louis van Gaal: "That was a Fixed match. They want to make Messi win the world champion no matter what.
But the truth will come out in time and when it does, it won't be good for Messi and his legacy."
- robbed 4 ballon d'ors (lewandowski, sneijder, van dijk, and haaland)
- won a rigged world cup surrounded by biased officiating where your team received a record five penalties in a single tournament
- robbed the 2014 world cup golden ball
- received human growth hormone treatment, which gave you a long-term athletic advantage
- played for a club that paid millions to companies linked to negreira, the vice-president of spain's refereeing committee, during one of the most successful periods in its history
- benefited from controversial refereeing in major champions league ties, including chelsea (2009), real madrid (2011), and psg (2017) no name a few
“greatest of all time” my ass.
"Tranquilo, relájate"
El editor de deportes de la BBC, Dan Roan, le pregunta al presidente de la Fifa, Gianni Infantino, si ha perdido el control de su propio torneo.
🚨 Peter Schmeichel on Argentina vs Switzerland:
"In my 50+ years of football, I have never seen an easy route like this in the World Cup. It seems like Argentina are playing Europa League version of the World Cup."
😭😭😭😭
It’s hilarious how Argentina’s penalties get cleared by VAR in seconds, but when someone scores against Argentina, they go back 3 minutes looking for a reason to disallow it 😭😭😭