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August 2023

Introducing our free Hobby plan

We're excited to announce that starting today, Spectate is free to use. With our free Hobby plan, we're aiming to be more accessible to hobby and freelance developers and system administrators. It allows you to become even more familiar with Spectate and the variety of features it offers such as uptime monitoring, domain monitoring and status pages - all for free!

Kubernetes Troubleshooting Reimagined: Operators and Auto-Tracing

Kubernetes operators help to simplify, streamline, and automate application tasks beyond the conventional Kubernetes offerings. In this webinar, AWS Developer Advocate for Kubernetes, Lukonde Mwila, will delve into the remarkable capabilities of Kubernetes operators and how to leverage them in your applications. You’ll also learn how Lumigo built a Kubernetes operator for seamless distributed tracing leveraging OpenTelemetry. We will also demonstrate how our operator transforms complex processes into a single command, promising an unmatched user experience and exceptional app health insights.

Unleashing the Power of IT Event Management - Infraon

Are you tired of reactive IT approaches that leave you firefighting issues? IT event management is your proactive solution! By actively monitoring and managing events, you gain invaluable insights into system performance, availability, and overall health, enabling you to pre-emptively tackle potential disruptions. Say goodbye to downtime and hello to seamless operations! So, are you ready to revolutionize your IT service delivery and achieve new levels of success? Don't miss out on the opportunity to harness the true potential of IT event management!

The broader approach on Azure monitoring

This episode of Azure On Air podcast tackles the challenges in IT infrastructure monitoring and transitioning from on-premise to the cloud. Pedro Sousa, Microsoft Azure MVP, advocates for a shift from traditional monitoring to a holistic observability approach, starting with an understanding of business needs and working down to infrastructure details. Furthermore, he provides invaluable advice on migrating from on-premise to Azure, emphasizing the consistency of observability principles across environments.

Securing Access to Cloud Native Resources with Certificates - Civo Navigate NA 2023

In this talk, Alan Vailliencourt, a Senior Solutions Engineer with Teleport, discusses the importance of moving away from passwords and securing access to cloud-native resources using short-lived certificates. He highlights the risks associated with passwords and showcases the benefits of identity-native access, incorporating proof of presence, mutual authentication, and device security. The talk provides practical steps for adopting certificate-based authentication and improving security posture for Kubernetes, databases, and other cloud resources.

CD for machine learning: Deploy, monitor, retrain

While there are an increasing number of off-the-shelf machine learning (ML) solutions that promise to adapt to your specific requirements, organizations that are serious about investing in ML for the long term are building their own workflows tailored exactly to their data and the outcomes they expect. To make full use of this investment, ML models must be kept up to date and working from the freshest available data.

Ep 6: A deeper dive into the cloud featuring James Sanders

On this episode of Cloud Control, we dive into an insightful conversation with James Sanders, a principal analyst for CCS Insight, and a recognized expert in cloud and infrastructure technology. Discussing the rapid shift to the cloud during the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial implications this rapid adoption has had for businesses worldwide. Unpack strategies for cost optimization, the complexities of repatriating workloads, and the human factor involved in technology adoption.

What is AWS Lambda, and How Does it Work with CloudWatch?

Modern businesses are constantly looking for more efficiency and better performance in their daily operations. This is why embracing cloud computing has become necessary for many businesses. However, while there are numerous benefits to utilizing cloud technology, obstacles can get in the way. Managing a cloud environment can quickly overwhelm organizations with new complexities.

Dive Deeper into your Trace and Logs Data with Query Builder - Community Call Aug 1

This week for our community call we show our new Trace explorer with a GUI for creating queries, custom dashboards, and alert thresholds. Great participation from the community, thank you so much for participating. SigNoz - Monitor your applications and troubleshoot problems in your deployed applications, an open-source alternative to DataDog, New Relic, etc. Backed by Y Combinator. SigNoz helps developers monitor applications and troubleshoot problems in their deployed applications. SigNoz uses distributed tracing to gain visibility into your software stack.