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10 Observability Tools in 2023: Features, Market Share and Choose the Right One for You

Understanding what's happening within your systems is a necessity. Have you ever wondered how experts keep an eye on systems to make sure everything's running smoothly? That's where observability tools come in! Observability tools are like helpers that give you a peek inside your tech. In this blog, we will talk about observability tools and how they can be used in different situations so it's easier for you to choose the right one for your organization.

Impact of Kubernetes cluster maintenance on application availability

#kubernetes #eks #chaosengineering
In this video, we will be exploring an interesting scenario that might happen in real life. Let's imagine we have an application running in a Kubernetes cluster inside EKS. If for any reason, two of our three nodes are cordoned and can't be scheduled anymore, what would happen to our users should the last node be cordoned as well? And what if we need to reschedule something?

Checking your observability and communication platforms with Reliably

#reliably #chaosengineering #honeycomb #slack #resilience
In this video, we will use a chaos engineering experiment, that we expect to fail, to verify our open tracing and communication platforms are correctly set up. Using the Honeycomb and Slack integrations provided by Reliably, we will send traces and messages and observe if they are triggered as expected.

But It's Not Our Fault! When Third-party Incidents Affect Your Service

Very few SaaS products exist completely independently. Between cloud service providers, payment processors, content delivery networks, and more, chances are you rely on external systems to keep your product working. When these systems fail, it can leave you feeling pretty helpless. In some cases you might have fallback options, but oftentimes all you can do is wait for recovery and clean up the fallout.

Azure Monitoring Agent: Key Features & Benefits

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses increasingly rely on cloud computing and infrastructure to support their operations. As organizations migrate their workloads to the cloud, robust monitoring and management tools are paramount to ensure optimal performance, security, and efficiency. In response to this demand, Microsoft Azure has introduced the Azure Monitoring Agent (AMA), a powerful and versatile solution designed to enhance the monitoring capabilities of Azure resources.

Splashing into Data Lakes: The Reservoir of Observability

If you’re a systems engineer, SRE, or just someone with a love for tech buzzwords, you’ve likely heard about “data lakes”. Before we dive deep into this concept, let’s debunk the illusion: there aren’t any floaties or actual lakes involved! Instead, imagine a vast reservoir where you store loads and loads of raw data in its natural format. Now, pair this with the idea of observability and telemetry pipelines, and we have ourselves an engaging topic.