Dear Council members,
This tip is for Jim Farley from CertHum member of the Thousand Validator Programme on Kusama.  He has created amazing articles for securing, monitoring, and maintenance of Substrate Validators (Polkadot and Kusama, parachains). 

**Securing Prometheus between your Prometheus Instance and your Polkadot / Kusama Validators**
[https://medium.com/certhum/securing-prometheus-between-your-prometheus-instance-and-your-polkadot-kusama-validators-9044fc21c2a4](https://medium.com/certhum/securing-prometheus-between-your-prometheus-instance-and-your-polkadot-kusama-validators-9044fc21c2a4)

**Global Monitoring Infrastructure for Polkadot and Kusama**
[https://medium.com/certhum/global-monitoring-infrastructure-for-polkadot-and-kusama-ccd06a05ee9b](https://medium.com/certhum/global-monitoring-infrastructure-for-polkadot-and-kusama-ccd06a05ee9b)

**Automated Backup of Polkadot and Kusama Chain Database to Azure Blob**
[https://medium.com/certhum/automated-backup-of-polkadot-and-kusama-chain-database-to-azure-blob-fb3bfedb3320](https://medium.com/certhum/automated-backup-of-polkadot-and-kusama-chain-database-to-azure-blob-fb3bfedb3320)

**Polkadot and Kusama Validator SIPOC**
[https://medium.com/certhum/polkadot-and-kusama-validator-sipoc-a2cef4647229](https://medium.com/certhum/polkadot-and-kusama-validator-sipoc-a2cef4647229)


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- **Problem Statement:** Providing guidance on securing, monitoring, and maintaining Substrate Validators for Polkadot and Kusama.
- **Significance:** Ensuring the security and efficiency of Prometheus instances, global monitoring infrastructure, automated backups, and Validator SIPOC for Polkadot and Kusama networks.
- **Proposed Solution:** Articles by Jim Farley from CertHum offer insights on securing Prometheus, establishing a global monitoring infrastructure, automating backups to Azure Blob, and understanding Validator SIPOC.
- **Expected Outcomes:** Enhanced security, monitoring, and maintenance practices for Substrate Validators on Polkadot and Kusama networks.

For articles about securing, monitoring and maintenance of Polkadot and Kusama Validators.

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