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Debunking Misconceptions: Amazon Prime Video's Approach to Microservices and Serverless

This is the second blog in our deep dive series on serverless architectures. In the first installment, we explored the benefits and trade-offs of microservices and serverless architectures, highlighting the case of Amazon Prime Video's architectural redesign for cost optimization.

Architecting Cloud Instrumentation

Architecting cloud instrumentation to secure a complex and diverse enterprise infrastructure is no small feat. Picture this: you have hundreds of virtual machines, some with specialized purposes and tailor-made configurations, thousands of containers with different images, a plethora of exposed endpoints, s3 buckets with both public and private access policies, backend databases that need to be accessed through secure internet gateways, etc.

Troubleshooting a SaaS performance problem with Kentik

Discover how Kentik’s network observability platform aids in troubleshooting SaaS performance problems, offering a detailed view of packet loss, latency, jitter, DNS resolution time, and more. Phil Gervasi explains how to use Kentik’s synthetic testing and State of the Internet service to monitor popular SaaS providers like Microsoft 365.

How to Get Full-Stack Visibility for Your Java Applications - A Comprehensive Guide

Just a quick blog to let you know our new whitepaper “How to Get Full-Stack Visibility for Your Java Applications” is now available, download it here: How to Get Full-Stack Visibility for Your Java Applications | White Paper (eginnovations.com).

Grafana Agent v0.35 release: horizontal auto scaling, easy Flow mode migration, and more

Grafana Agent v0.35 is here! The latest release of the Grafana Agent brings with it loads of new features and enhancements. Today, we’ll highlight our work on horizontal scalability and making it simpler than ever to get started using the Agent. Let’s take a look!

Leveraging AIOps and Observability to Enhance Greater Customer Experiences

In the dizzyingly complex digital landscape of the 21st century, the notion of customer experience has transcended physical interactions and is now deeply interwoven with online environments. This transformation has brought about many opportunities but also unprecedented challenges. As companies digitize their operations and customer touchpoints multiply, so does the complexity and the scale of systems needed to manage them.

Troubleshooting a SaaS App in Kentik

Kentik's Phil Gervasi explains how Kentik's network observability platform helps IT professionals troubleshoot performance problems with SaaS applications. He demonstrates how Kentik's network observability platform can monitor popular SaaS providers, such as Office 365, Salesforce, GitHub, Dropbox, and more, using synthetic testing mechanisms. By capturing metrics like packet loss, latency, DNS resolution, and page load time, Kentik provides valuable insights into SaaS performance. Phil takes you through a real-life example of investigating a poorly performing SaaS application and showcases how Kentik's tools pinpoint network latency issues, both regionally and globally.

10 Burning Questions CTOs Have About Kubernetes

As enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders, it's crucial to understand the benefits, limitations and best practices associated with building cloud native apps and modernizing legacy workloads. Gartner recently published a worthwhile read addressing what keeps CTOs up at night while assessing Kubernetes and container adoption.

What is Pushgateway?

Prometheus is an amazing tool, but it has limitations. Some of your applications, including batch jobs and ephemeral jobs, may not live long enough for it to find and scrape them. Since Prometheus cannot scrape all jobs, the company developed Pushgateway as a bridge tool. Because you usually cannot push metrics directly to the Prometheus application, you can sometimes use a Pushgateway to deliver the necessary data. When you need monitoring solutions, try Metricfire.

Protect Your Data with Motadata Patch Manager

Unpatched software can pose significant risks to your valuable data. Don't leave your information vulnerable any longer. This video presents Motadata Patch Manager, a comprehensive solution designed to safeguard your data by ensuring timely updates and patch deployments. Discover how this powerful solution helps you identify and prioritize critical patches, streamline the patch management process, and reduce security risks. Watch now and take control of your software patching strategy to safeguard your data!