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What is Decentralized Network Monitoring

Welcome to the thrilling world of decentralized network monitoring! In a world where networks have evolved into sprawling mazes of interconnected devices, it's time to break free from the shackles of centralized monitoring and embark on a journey toward a more independent and empowering approach. In this blog post, we'll unravel the secrets behind decentralized network monitoring and discover why it's the talk of the town among tech enthusiasts.

Kubernetes Design Patterns For Optimal Observability

Technology is a fast-moving commodity. Trends, thoughts, techniques, and tools evolve rapidly in the software technology space. This rapid change is particularly felt in the software the engineers in the cloud-native space make use of to build, deploy, and operate their applications. One particular area where we see rapid evolution in the past few years/months is Observability.

What Is DPE? Developer Productivity Engineering Explained

In the digital-first business world, developers are under immense pressure to deliver high-quality software in record time. In one survey, 46% of developers reported expectations to build and deploy software faster than pre-COVID. Locked between higher expectations and stalling IT budgets, many developers struggle to keep up with demand. In fact, one study found that 83% of developers were suffering from burnout.

Trace your Azure Function application with Elastic Observability

Adoption of Azure Functions in cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure has been increasing exponentially over the last few years. Serverless functions, such as the Azure Functions, provide a high level of abstraction from the underlying infrastructure and orchestration, given these tasks are managed by the cloud provider. Software development teams can then focus on the implementation of business and application logic.

The Leading Open Source Dashboard Software

There are many advantages to using dashboards that are powered by open-source technology that make them a compelling choice for many organizations. Below we will discuss some of the major benefits of using dashboards that are built with the help of open-source technology, along with examples of some of the leading use cases for which open-source technology has been utilized.

How We Use Smoke Tests to Gain Confidence in Our Code

Wikipedia defines smoke testing as “preliminary testing to reveal simple failures severe enough to, for example, reject a prospective software release.” Also known as confidence testing, smoke testing is intended to focus on some critical aspects of the software that are required as a baseline.