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Monitor your mobile apps with Embrace's offering in the Datadog Marketplace

Embrace is a mobile application monitoring solution that helps you track and troubleshoot mobile app performance by combining data analytics, real user monitoring, network performance monitoring, and hardware monitoring in a single platform. We’re pleased to partner with Embrace to offer an out-of-the-box Embrace Datadog app and software license in the Datadog Marketplace.

Announcing TISAX-compliant observability for the automotive industry and its suppliers

Many organizations face complex regulatory requirements when it comes to monitoring the health and performance of their service and application infrastructure. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a comprehensive monitoring solution for all customers, we’re pleased to announce that Datadog has achieved TISAX Assessment Level 2 (AL2) certification.

Are your websites ready to handle traffic peaks this holiday season?

The final 4 months of the year are an incredibly busy time for retailers, as holiday sales are in full swing from early October and continue all the way into the new year. That’s a whole lot of time for increased holiday web traffic to cause performance issues, and during the busiest sales period of the year - there’s no time to lose.

What I learned from developing a GitLab support feature for CircleCI

Earlier this year, CircleCI added GitLab as the third version control system that we support, in addition to GitHub and Bitbucket. At CircleCI, it’s vital that we meet our users where they are, and many of our users are on GitLab. We were happy to make it possible for our users to build, test, and deploy via the GitLab platform.

Build a CI powered RESTful API with Laravel

When it comes to building RESTful APIs, PHP’s open source Laravel framework remains a top 5 backend framework for web development. Laravel also makes testing your API endpoints a breeze by providing an easy-to-use testing suite. In this post, we will build a token-based authentication API with Laravel, write tests for the endpoints, and automate the build and testing process with CircleCI.

How to Choose the Best Remote IT Support Software

Remote IT support software is an essential tool for supporting customers remotely from anywhere in the world. There are a number of factors that contribute to being able to choose the best solution to provide on-demand support. A good place to start is identifying your main purpose for the remote support solution. For instance, you can pinpoint if you need to remotely control an unattended device or support your customers who require privacy and guidance without directly controlling their devices.

SQL Server Monitoring: What metrics to track

SQL Server Monitoring has become an essential part of modern-day applications since a major chunk of these applications rely heavily on a database. It is therefore important to monitor your metrics and make the best out of your database services. SQL Server Monitoring offers plenty of metrics to choose from. We will be breaking down the five key categories that an SQL server provides for a comprehensive view of their functionality.