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Check out these 10 tools that are making a real difference in how teams build, manage, and scale their platforms in 2024.

Our blog covers practical insights into Golang logging, including how to use the log package, popular third-party libraries, and tips for structured logging.

Learn how to install and configure the OpenTelemetry Collector for enhanced observability. This guide covers Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux installations with step-by-step instructions and configuration examples.

Incident management isn't just a buzzword—it's critical to keeping operations running smoothly. When systems fail, the ripple effects can be costly. For enterprises, maintaining service continuity and keeping customers satisfied depends on quick, efficient incident responses. That's where tools like Jira Service Management (JSM) and ServiceNow come in.

This is one of a series of blog posts that explain how the Cribl SRE team builds, optimizes, and operates a robust Observability suite using Cribl’s products. If you haven’t, we encourage you to read the previous blog about how the Cribl SRE team uses our own products to achieve scalable observability. We installed Cribl Edge on the machines we manage for our users and use it to gather metrics.

This cheat sheet provides practical guidance for diagnosing issues and understanding trends.

Get a quick overview of Day 1 at PromCon 2024, which featured significant announcements on Prometheus 3.0 and OpenTelemetry compatibility.

A recent question in an SRE forum triggered this train of thought. I've paraphrased the question to reflect its essence. There is plenty to unravel here. My first reaction to this question was that the SRE who posted this is in a difficult place with systemic issues.

The interconnectedness of today's business environment has significantly heightened the complexity of incident response (IR). The need for immediate action, precise communication, and real-time collaboration is more critical than ever. However, beyond the technical precision required in solving problems, there lies an often overlooked aspect of effective IR management: the etiquette of incident response calls.

Learn about OTLP’s key features, and how it simplifies telemetry data handling, and get practical tips for implementation.