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August 2022

An Introduction to PromQL: How to Write Simple Queries

PromQL is a flexible language designed to make it easy for users to perform ad-hoc queries against their data. By default, Prometheus indexes all of the fields in each metric except for source and target, which are not indexed by default. Prometheus is an open-source tool that lets you monitor Kubernetes clusters and applications. It collects data from monitoring targets by scraping metrics HTTP endpoints.

How does Core Web Vitals impact SEO?

Google announced a new set of metrics known as “Core Web Vitals” which will be used as ranking factors in 2021. The announcement is part of Google’s ongoing effort to make the web more user-friendly and to help site owners improve the experience for their visitors. This is big news for site owners and SEO's who are always looking for ways to improve their site’s ranking on Google.

Top API Metrics for Different Teams That You Should Monitor

Building and utilizing modern applications now essentially requires APIs. They are a crucial component of every company's automated workflow, and as more customers depend on your APIs to power their applications, the demand for them to be trustworthy is growing. Your business will suffer if its performance, availability, or health degrades, thus proactive API monitoring is essential to ensure its dependability. We'll go through the most important API metrics in this article.

What is Swap Space?

For a machine to run and store the loaded applications, every processor needs data capacity. Storage is an serious issue if you work in IT since you will have bundles of software packages to run a single application. When RAM is nearly exhausted, the Linux swap function can help you. Using swap space instead of RAM in Linux systems can slow down the system’s performance. At the same time, there are more benefits when swap space is enabled.

What is Website Uptime? Why is Website Uptime Monitoring Important?

Website uptime is one of the most crucial metrics to monitor, particularly if your website is essential for generating revenue. If no one can access a website, all the work and effort you put into getting a website up and running can be gone. With website uptime monitoring, you can keep track of when and how long your website is unavailable. Website uptime monitoring is a crucial component of website management.

9 Top Frontend Application Monitoring Tools to Catch Errors

Most developers are familiar with the concept of tracking an application's performance. We've all had to undertake our performance debugging at some point. It typically occurs when there is a significant problem with potential cost or user impact. We don't take the time to examine the application's performance in various scenarios till after that. Of course, you can and should monitor various components of the application separately.

PCI DSS - Requirements and Levels of Compliance

The security of payments is underlined in multiple visuals we confront each day while visiting numerous websites and apps. Can businesses and customers benefit from that? Any company handling cardholder data, whether a startup or an enterprise, must adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). You must validate your compliance annually in order to remain compliant.

Linux "find" command - A Complete Guide

Linux users cannot just rely on GUI to perform various tasks in their system. Rather they need to have a good knowledge of the various commands available. One of the very useful commands for any Linux user is the find command. This command is used to locate files in one or more directories. Using this command, Linux users can set a specific search area, filter or find the files on the specific area or directory, and perform actions on the files that match the search.

SOC 2 Compliance - What is it?

In today's world, information security is a noteworthy concern for all organisations, including those outsourcing vital enterprise operations to third parties. Enterprises are vulnerable to data theft, extortion, and malware installation when mishandled data, particularly by application and network security providers. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) was the organization that created SOC 2 which stands for ‘Service Organization Control 2'.