Blogs by Osmosys Software solutions

Incident Precursors unveiled – Enhance safety with IR365

Does incidents in industry have precursors? Are the industries cognizant of such precursors? And most importantly, are they doing enough to curb the issues at that stage and reducing incidents? Most industries meticulously record and investigate accidents, incidents and to an extent near misses. Many of these are mandatory due to regulatory recommendations and therefore followed to a large extent. But most organizations fail to report, record and analyze the precursor issues that lead to the accidents and incidents. Key…

Configure SLA in Dynamics 365

What exactly are SLAs? SLAs, or Service level Agreements, establish the level of service provided to clients in many businesses. Using SLAs in Dynamics 365 Customer Service, we can define the level of service or support an organization agrees to provide a customer. Providing help based on service levels guarantees that you deliver measurable and predictable results. SLAs provide advantages such as tracking service level performance and goals, prioritization of cases, and reminders to customer service employees. To configure SLAs,…

Streamlining Incident Management with IR365: A Comprehensive Guide

Incident Reporter 365 is an incident management software designed to help organizations reduce incidents by streamlining incident reporting and investigation processes. In this blog, we'll discuss how Incident Reporter 365 works and how it can help organizations reduce incidents. What is Incident Reporter 365? Incident Reporter 365 is a software that provides organizations with a centralized platform for reporting, investigating, and tracking incidents. The software allows employees to pro-actively report any hazard conditions from any location, using any device, and…

Exporting MySQL Data to CSV for Local Transfer

If you're a developer working with MySQL databases, you might need to export data from your database and transfer it to your local system. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to export data from a MySQL database to a CSV file and transfer it to your local system using SSH. Step 1: Login to the Server First, you need to login to the server where your MySQL database is located. Open your terminal and use the following command to…

Srinivas M
April 20, 2023
IR365
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The Health & Safety departments in most organisations are in charge of developing policies and practices to increase worker security. While most incidents are reported meticulously to meet regulatory requirements like OSHA, near misses, unsafe conditions and unsafe practices are managed without any recording. Yet, many accidents and near-accidents are caused by either inadequate procedures or incompetence in using procedures, and even neglect in routine maintenance. Consider the following instances.; Blocking fire exit with boxes or any kind of material…

Navigating Your Way to Better Website Performance

In the current digital era, a website's performance has become a crucial determinant of its success. A top-notch user experience is what users anticipate from websites as more and more people access the internet using a variety of devices. But regrettably, many websites fall short in this regard, driving users to competitors' websites in search of better experiences. Real user data and experience have shown that performance problems, such as slow loading times and poor mobile responsiveness, can significantly affect…

Securing Docker Containers: Lessons Learned from a Data Loss Incident

Introduction We had set up MongoDB as a Docker container for a project and hosted it on our infrastructure server. We chose to use a Docker container for ease of deployment and management. However, one morning, we discovered that the MongoDB data was gone, prompting us to investigate the cause. Investigation Upon further investigation, we found that the ports exposed from the Docker container to the host were accessible from the world, even when the server was secured with UFW…

Vishnu K
April 3, 2023
DevOps
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As more and more developers turn to Docker to streamline their development processes, it becomes increasingly important to understand how to take backup and restore a volume in Docker. In this article, we'll explore the pain areas around volume backup and restoration, the reasons for doing it, and provide a comprehensive solution that will help you take backup and restore volumes with ease. What? Docker has become an essential tool for many developers in recent years, allowing them to create…

Capture API Calls from a website in Postman

Introduction Postman is a powerful tool for testing and debugging APIs. One of its key features is the ability to capture API calls made by a website, allowing developers to better understand how the website interacts with APIs. In this page, we will walk through the process of setting up Postman Interceptor and capturing API calls from a website. This guide assumes that Postman is already installed on your system. If not, please download and install it from this link. Please…

Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana

What is Prometheus? https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus is a monitoring tool which was created to monitor highly dynamic container environments like Kubernetes, Docker swarm etc. It can also be used to monitor bare server where applications are directly deployed. Prometheus working. Prometheus collects and stores its metrics as time series data, i.e. metrics information is stored with the timestamp at which it was recorded, alongside optional key-value pairs called labels. More info on data model of metrics: https://prometheus.io/docs/concepts/data_model/ Prometheus pulls metric data,…