Compass Communique: November 2022

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Hello Compass Friends,

The year-end is quickly approaching, but Compass is still moving at full speed to help you find information at glance. This month we’re bringing UI improvements and dashboards to make your view crystal clear. Plus, we’ll learn how to identify signs of sprawl that Compass can address.

Insights at a glance with the updated component overview page

Thanks to your valuable feedback, we’ve updated the component overview page to bring greater clarity into your distributed architecture in one central location. With just a glance you’ll see key contextual information, and enhanced scorecard visualizations to quickly understand its health and areas of concern.

Compass is dedicated to helping you discover, organize, and manage your distributed architecture. Check out the changes and share your feedback in the comments.

Operate proactively not reactively with CheckOps

CheckOps is a team ritual that helps you understand the health of your software and proactively identify potential issues. Powered by Compass’s catalog and scorecards, CheckOps help you turn insight into action. See the Compass Team use CheckOps to improve processes and get started with your own CheckOps rituals.

The new home page offers one stop for your most critical info

Wondering if that critical feature shipped on time? Or maybe you saw the Slack chatter about a recent incident, but worry about how it might affect your team? With Compass' new home page, you can skip the detective work and jump straight to the answer, freeing your time to keep your software healthy and your devs happy. See for yourself and stay a step ahead today.

Feeling signs of sprawl? Learn how to identify and tame it

Countless microservices, dozens of tools, and the constant question: who can I turn to for help? Developers everywhere are feeling these growing pains. Greater DevOps team autonomy and distributed architecture have accelerated software development, but with the good comes increased complexity. Developers are asked to manage more than ever and traditional management methods can’t keep pace.

Are you feeling the effects of software sprawl? Share your experiences, and learn from DevOps expert Andrew as he shares 3 key symptoms and what you can do to improve your developer experience.

Quick updates:

• Components now support 25 metrics, bringing you greater DevOps health visibility

• In case you missed it, check out how to customize scorecards and improve DevOps health

Want to share your thoughts or ideas? Let us know with a comment below, or sign-up to chat with a Compass PM! Haven’t tried Compass yet? Sign-up today!