Compare Datadog and Dynatrace to find the right observability solution for your team, balancing flexibility, scalability, and automation.

Grafana and Docker make monitoring effortless with easy deployment, scalability, and isolation, helping you track data efficiently in any environment.

Containerization platforms have evolved beyond Docker's initial implementation, offering specialized solutions for diverse enterprise requirements. Modern container runtimes focus on enhanced security models, optimized resource utilization, and seamless integration with cloud-native architectures. This analysis examines key alternatives that address Docker's technical limitations and provide advanced features for production workloads.

ClickHouse, a columnar database designed for high-performance real-time analytics, is excellent at handling large datasets with speed and efficiency. However, performance issues can occur due to factors like unoptimized queries, resource contention, or improper configuration. As data and query complexity grow, keeping ClickHouse fast can be challenging. This blog will explore common bottlenecks, how to diagnose and resolve them, and include a Python script for automating diagnostics. Lets get started!

In recent years, hyper-automation has emerged as a buzzword in the world of business process optimization. Promising a fully automated, intelligent enterprise, hyper-automation leverages technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotic process automation (RPA) to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. But while it often sits at the center of these conversations, RPA’s limitations have become increasingly apparent.

This is a guest post from Artem Zakharchenko, creator of MSWJS, an API mocking library for Javascript. He also writes about testing for EpicWeb and on his personal blog. Test flakiness is a big issue. Not only can it be a colossal time investment to detect and fix, but it hurts perhaps the biggest value you get from your tests—their trustworthiness. A test you cannot trust is a useless test. Time spent maintaining a useless test is time wasted; time that could have been spent building.

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, poor web performance can have a big impact on revenue. There’s intense competition for online shoppers, and customers will quickly bounce to another site instead of slogging through a bad experience. The best way to track and achieve your web performance goals is through experience-based SLOs (Experience Level Objectives, or XLOs).

StatusGator continues to demonstrate its value by providing early warning alerts for service disruptions, often detecting issues before official acknowledgment. Below, we highlight key incidents from November 2024 where StatusGator’s monitoring helped users stay ahead.

We’re excited to announce a small but useful update to your StatusGator experience! You can now set the status summary to be expanded by default on your status page. This change allows you to present more information to your users upfront, providing immediate details on any current incidents.

Generative AI (GenAI) is revolutionizing industries by driving innovation and delivering unparalleled customer value. Across sectors, its impact is evident.