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Kentik Close-Up 04. Cloud Costs

Jul 31, 2024 By Kentik In Kentik
Nobody likes getting a surprise (and surprisingly large) bill from their cloud provider. But that doesn't stop it from happening a surprising number of times. In this episode, Kentik's Director of Technical Evangelism, Phil Gervasi, and Mike Krygeris, an Enterprise Solutions Architect, talk with host Leon Adato about how Kentik's tools help reduce the surprises and lower the cost of your cloud environment. While you're here, remember to like and subscribe to get notified about new episodes!
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virtana

Unleashing Deep Observability with eBPF-Based Topology in Virtana AM

Jul 31, 2024 By Yash Shah In Virtana
In today’s dynamic and complex IT landscapes, maintaining visibility into application topologies is crucial for ensuring optimal performance, troubleshooting issues, and delivering exceptional end-user experiences. Did you know that 73% of IT leaders report increased difficulty in managing application performance due to rising complexity?
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grafana

An overview of Grafana SSO: Benefits, recent updates, and best practices to get started

Jul 31, 2024 By Vardan Torosyan In Grafana
Grafana began as an open and composable platform for data visualization. Today, Grafana has evolved into an all-in-one observability platform, providing everything from infrastructure and application performance monitoring to load testing and incident response. As organizations extend their use of Grafana, efficient and secure authentication and authorization is essential.
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anodot

AWS Savings Plan vs Reserved Instances: Your Complete Guide

Jul 31, 2024 By Perry Tapiero In Anodot
AWS has Savings Plans and Reserved Instances, two very different opportunities for users to save big on your cloud spend budget. But which of these two plans is best for you, and how can you start saving on your cloud management? In this guide, we’ll cover both options so you can make the best choice when using AWS.
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logz.io

5 Ways Logz.io's Log Management UI Beats Kibana & OSD

Jul 31, 2024 By Jake O'Donnell In logz.io
At Logz.io, we’ve found that for most organizations observability challenges start with log management. Today more than ever, log management is a highly complex practice that involves mountains of ephemeral data, and the related obstacles are preventing people from achieving their observability goals, full stop. That’s why we designed our new log management UI to simplify the daily tasks of SREs and developers in managing logs and diving into data.
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appsignal

Monitor the Performance of Your Python Django App with AppSignal

Jul 31, 2024 By Amir Tadrisi In AppSignal
When we observe a slow system, our first instinct might be to label it as failing. This presumption is widespread and highlights a fundamental truth: performance is synonymous with an application's maturity and readiness for production. In web applications, where milliseconds can determine the success or failure of a user interaction, the stakes are incredibly high. Performance is not just a technical benchmark, but a cornerstone of user satisfaction and operational efficiency.
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appsignal

Setting Up Custom Metrics with Effective Alerts for a Ruby App in AppSignal

Jul 31, 2024 By Aestimo Kirina In AppSignal
Most of the time, the default application monitoring metrics, graphs, and visualizations provided by AppSignal will do for your Ruby app. However, you might be the kind of user who likes a bit of control over what is measured, how it’s displayed, and how critical information about your app should be relayed. AppSignal allows you to customize app metrics and dashboards as you wish. In this guide, we’ll learn all about AppSignal's custom metrics, including: And more!
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lightrun

The New Era of Autonomous Debugging: Transforming the SDLC

Jul 31, 2024 By Ilan Peleg In Lightrun
The software world is changing rapidly due to advancements in GenAI. These technologies are disrupting traditional processes and driving automation across every part of the SDLC. The market for AI code tools is estimated to reach $30 billion by 2032. It started with code generation, then moved to testing, QA, automatic pull requests, and beyond.
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uptime robot

What is an SLA?

Jul 31, 2024 By Diana Bocco In Uptime Robot
A Service Level Agreement (SLA) is a formal document that outlines the expectations, responsibilities, and performance metrics between a service provider and a customer. It is a mutual agreement to ensure the service meets the agreed-upon standards and performance levels. For example, an SLA might specify the uptime percentage for a server, response times for customer support, or the maximum allowable error rates. Download the free SLA Template in PDF!
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Cribl

Navigating the Data Current 2024: Exploring Cribl.Cloud Analytics and Customer Insights

Jul 31, 2024 By Nick Heudecker In Cribl
IT and security teams dealt with massive changes a few short years ago. New deployment environments added to the monitoring toil, while architectural shifts complicated IT operations’ cost and performance effectiveness. On the security side, the protected perimeter expanded exponentially. These factors resulted in a huge increase in data volumes and complexity, leading teams to turn to tooling and platforms to cope with their data.
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