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August 2023

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Serverless Elasticsearch: Is ELK or OpenSearch Serverless Architecture Effective?

Here's the question of the hour. Can you use serverless Elasticsearch or OpenSearch effectively at scale, while keeping your budget in check? The biggest historical pain points around Elasticsearch and OpenSearch are their management complexity and costs. Despite announcements from both Elasticsearch and OpenSearch around serverless capabilities, these challenges remain. Both of these tools are not truly serverless, let alone stateless, hiding their underlying complexity and passing along higher management costs to the customer.

Alerting with Grafana and InfluxDB Cloud Serverless

Combining these two platforms provides an efficient, scalable and customizable tool for real-time data monitoring and alerting. In the data analytics and visualization world, it is crucial to have a system that not only effectively monitors your data, but can also alert you about any potential discrepancies or anomalies that may arise. One powerful tool set that enables you to monitor and alert on time series data is Grafana and InfluxDB Cloud Serverless.

Unlocking Azure Data Factory Transparency with Business Activity Monitoring (BAM)

Facing challenges with Azure data factory's transparency? This video from Mike Stephenson unveils the power of Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) in bridging this gap. Which will uncover: By integrating BAM, not only can enhance transparency, but also elevate the efficiency of your operations, reducing frequent support hitches.

Power Automate Integration for Business Users to Improve Automation Efficiency.

Struggling to manage all your Power Automate flows spread across different solutions? Get visibility into your integration processes with Serverless360's Business Activity Monitoring. Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) offers an holistic view of integrations across Power Automate, Logic Apps, and different Azure components. From real-time tracking to insightful dashboards this video by Michael Stephenson showcases BAM's vital features, facilitating swift troubleshooting and user empowerment.

Serverless Data Integration

Struggling with the complexities of serverless data integration, especially within the realm of Azure? Dive into this illuminating podcast by Ratomir Vukadin from Dev Tech as he delves into the intricacies of serverless data integration and offers essential guidance on overcoming them. Discover solutions ranging from addressing Azure Functions challenges to mastering hybrid methodologies, all backed by real-world case studies and beginner-friendly advice.

Down to the Dollar: Turning Logs into Serverless Estimates - Civo Navigate NA 2023

Learn the nuances of serverless cost estimation in "Down to the Dollar: Turning Logs into Serverless Estimates" with David Strauss. Discover actionable strategies for cost reduction and understand how effective log analysis can lead to better financial models. From predicting your serverless expenses to understanding the impact of architecture choices on cost, this video offers a comprehensive guide for any IT professional.

4 Tips for AWS Lambda Performance Optimization

By the end of this AWS Lambda optimization article, you will have a workflow of continuously monitoring and improving your Lambda functions and getting alerts on failures. Serverless has been the MVP for the last couple of years and I’m betting it’s going to play a bigger role next year in backend development. AWS Lambda is the most used and mature product in the Serverless space today and is also at the core of Dashbird.

What's New in the Kubernetes 1.28 Second Release

From its humble beginnings, Kubernetes’ growth story continues to be a testament to the power of open-source collaboration, and its current 1.28 second release is certainly no exception. It’s not just a product of ingenious coding but also the sweat and night oil of a global community – from seasoned industry stalwarts to students just making their debut in the open-source world.

Azure Monitoring Tool: Here's What's New in Serverless360 for June 2023

Looking to optimize your Azure monitoring and management? In this video, Michael Stephenson dives into the latest release updates of #Serverless360, an enterprise-grade management and monitoring tool for Microsoft Azure. Discover the latest features added in June 2023, including failure monitoring for logic app standards, Hybrid Tracking between BizTalk to Azure, and much more.

Holistic Azure Monitoring and Alerting with Single-Pane Visibility

One of the key ways to resolve Azure incident faster is to set up monitoring in business context and achieve a single pane of glass visibility across Azure subscriptions and resource groups. Also, it is significant to alert only on potential issues and relevant team members during an incident to eliminate alert fatigue. In this video, Manish Uppadhaya from Kleinschmidt shares how Serverless360 enhanced their Azure experience by centralizing monitoring and offering tailored alerts.

Top 4 best practice recommendations to reimagine AWS Lambda monitoring

AWS Lambda monitoring best practices Site24x7's AWS monitoring tool for AWS Lambda enhances real-time visibility into your Lambda functions. It monitors the health, efficiency, and log details of your Lambda functions. Site24x7 provides effective management of serverless operations by gathering statistics on function engagement, code execution duration, and anomalies, enhancing the performance of your AWS serverless functions.

How to perform end-to-end message failure tracking in Azure?

When an application is built with distributed Azure Integration services, it becomes essential to end-to-end track message request flow to detect failures and isolate faulty services. Traditionally, this is done manually by going through hundreds of failure logs in Log Analytics by the developers, which kills their productivity. Also, the Application Map feature in Application Insights provides an oversimplified version of the topology map of the application. For instance, tracking the complete data flow in Azure Durable Functions is impossible.

What causes Azure costs to increase?

As the adoption of cloud computing continues to surge, Microsoft Azure remains one of the leading platforms for businesses seeking scalable and efficient cloud solutions. I have been using Azure for a couple of years now; it provides a wide range of services and features, allowing organizations to host applications, store data, and deploy various workloads on a pay-as-you-go basis.

DGTTG short - The Spindlewhorl Enigma of Serverless Debugging

Embark on an astral journey through 'The Spindlewhorl Enigma of Serverless Debugging' with our Debuggers Guide to the Galaxy livestream. Unravel cosmic code mysteries and venture where no debugger has gone before! By the light of the Guide and the glow of the trace, the stars and deployed apps shall reveal their secrets. To infinity, and beyond bugs! Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out on any new livestreams and observability content!

Debuggers Guide to the Galaxy - Pilot Episode

Grab your digital towel and embark on an intergalactic coding adventure with 'The Debuggers Guide to the Galaxy,' hosted by the serverless sage Yan Cui and the code-wielding DeveloperSteve. In a universe where devops are as perplexing as Vogon poetry and deployment seems guided by Infinite Improbability Drives, our hosts will guide you through the cosmic chaos. With introductions that defy normal spacetime and a #Dart container #debugging session that's almost, but not quite, entirely out of this world.

Enhance Business Processes with Azure Logic Apps Monitoring to Unlock Seamless Integration.

Handling Logic Apps' potential for various integration scenarios should be considered when managing integration processes, especially at a higher abstraction level like the Order business process. But with Serverless360's Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) capabilities, you can provide your users: Join us in this video as we dive deep into the seamless integration of Logic Apps with Serverless360, empowering you with efficient process management and real-time visibility.

Using Kubernetes with AWS Lambda: Scaling Up Your Serverless Applications

In today’s world, with Large tech giants and businesses looking forward to moving toward serverless architecture, there has been a significant demand for scaling the applications. It’s therefore no surprise that millions of companies worldwide have adopted, or are planning on migrating to a Kubernetes and AWS Lambda solution to take their serverless applications to the next level.

Advance Azure message failure tracking for efficient business transaction management

In today’s fast-paced business world, organizations rely heavily on data to make wise decisions and streamline operations. Efficiently managing and accessing critical information, such as customer data, orders, and bills, is essential for the success of any business. Serverless360 Business Activity Monitoring offers advanced search capabilities and many other features that empower businesses with a self-service portal to find and retrieve relevant data quickly and easily.

The Azure Automation Series - episode 2

In Episode 2 of The Azure Automation Series, delve into the world of Azure Automation with Sathish Veerapandian, a seasoned Microsoft MVP and Cloud Architect. Explore the potential of Azure Automation for managing crucial automation tasks in Microsoft Azure. Uncover the key aspects of Configuration Management, including inventory tracking, change monitoring, and desired state configuration.

The Azure Automation Series - episode 3

Embark on a journey of process automation in the thrilling conclusion of The Azure Automation Series! Join Sathish Veerapandian, a Microsoft MVP and automation expert, as he unveils the incredible capabilities of Azure Automation's process automation component. Learn how to effortlessly handle recurring tasks, automate repetitive processes, and optimize your workflow efficiency.

Leveraging Neon's Serverless Postgres with Qovery Preview Environments

At Qovery, we are committed to ensuring our users have access to the best development tools in the industry. That’s why we’re excited about Neon — a state-of-the-art serverless Postgres solution. When used in conjunction with Qovery's Preview environments, Neon supercharges your development pipeline.

How to monitor Azure App Registration Client Secret Expiration Notification?

Security remains a paramount concern in the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing. Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cornerstone for securing applications and services within the Azure ecosystem. Azure App Registrations offer a crucial mechanism to manage application identities and enable secure authentication and authorization. However, the expiration of client secrets associated with these app registrations can introduce security vulnerabilities.

Debuggers Guide to the Galaxy - Promo Video

Grab your digital towel and embark on an intergalactic coding adventure with 'The Debuggers Guide to the Galaxy,' hosted by the serverless sage Yan Cui and the code-wielding DeveloperSteve. In a universe where devops are as perplexing as Vogon poetry and deployment seems guided by Infinite Improbability Drives, our hosts will guide you through the cosmic chaos. With introductions that defy normal spacetime and a dart container debugging session (using dartfrog) that's almost, but not quite, entirely out of this world.

Unraveling AWS Lambda: Exploring Scalability and Applicability

In our previous blog, we shared our firsthand experience of implementing a tracing collector API using serverless components. Drawing parallels with Amazon Prime Video’s architectural redesign, we discussed the challenges we encountered, such as cold-start delays and increased costs, which prompted us to transition to a non-serverless architecture for more efficient solutions.

Introducing the new Lumigo Live Tail

As developers, we understand the immense value of having real-time access to live traces. It significantly enhances our ability to identify, debug, and troubleshoot potential issues within applications, streamlining the development and deployment process. Today, we are excited to introduce the new and improved Live Tail feature at Lumigo, which enhances your observability experience to a whole other level.

How to monitor connector's API Connections in Logic Apps?

Let us consider a scenario where a Logic App is used to communicate with SharePoint through API connections, known as connectors. When configuring the connector, it communicates with Azure AD, retrieving a username and password and continuously refreshing the authentication token. When the Logic App calls the connector, it performs operations like uploading files to SharePoint.

Troubleshooting ECS Container Crashes

Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) is a versatile platform that enables developers to build scalable and resilient applications using containers. However, containerized services, like Node.js applications, may face challenges like memory leaks, which can result in container crashes. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the process of identifying and addressing memory leaks in Node.js containers running on ECS. First, let’s look closer at what a memory leak is.

Azure Distributed Transaction Performance Monitoring

In this article, we will explore Azure Distributed Transaction Performance Monitoring using Serverless360’s new feature called BAM Duration Monitoring. Our primary focus will be effectively monitoring a long-running business process implemented using the dynamic combination of Logic Apps and Data Factory.

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.

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.

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.

Save money on Serverless: common costly mistakes and how to avoid them

When used properly, serverless technologies like AWS Lambda can lower the cost of running a system. This is because you only pay for these services when you’re using them, so you don’t waste any money. Serverless technologies also have other benefits. They can provide better security, built-in redundancy and scalability. The biggest plus is that they let you do more with less time and effort. You can focus on the things that directly add value to your business.

Kubernetes Troubleshooting with Operators and Auto-Tracing

Kubernetes has revolutionized the way we manage and deploy applications, but as with any system, troubleshooting can often be a daunting task. Even with the multitude of features and services provided by Kubernetes, when something goes awry, the complexity can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. This is where Kubernetes Operators and Auto-Tracing come into play, aiming to simplify the troubleshooting process.