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Splunk vs Prometheus: a Side-by-Side Comparison [2024 Guide]

When it comes to monitoring and observability, Splunk and Prometheus are two prominent tools with distinct strengths. Splunk excels in enterprise-level security and observability, while Prometheus is known for its efficient handling of time-series data. In this blog, I have compared these two tools, focusing on their unique features, and strengths. Remember, some insights may reflect personal preferences, helping you find the best fit for your specific monitoring needs.

Icinga Director: Cloning dictionary row entries for objects from import sources

Over use of dictionaries in monitoring leads to complex and ugly configurations. This in turn makes monitoring complicated. Hence, it is advisable to use it, only if it is needed or in special cases. Even in these cases it is worthwhile to keep it simple. On that note, in this blogpost let me demonstrate how to clone dictionary row entries for objects from import sources to object properties in Icinga Director.

Visualize CockroachDB in Grafana: Introducing the CockroachDB Enterprise data source

We’re excited to announce the addition of CockroachDB as an Enterprise data source for Grafana. The data source, available now in private preview, enables secure and seamless access to the CockroachDB distributed SQL database, while leveraging Grafana’s powerful visualization capabilities.

How Memory Usage Patterns Can Derail Real-time Performance

In this article, we will learn how memory usage patterns can affect the real-time performance of an embedded application, drawing from a recent experience tracing an audio DSP application running on an embedded Linux platform. First, I will introduce the product in question and the real-time audio software I developed for it. Then, I’ll describe the issues I encountered with audio callbacks and the strategy I followed to determine the cause of the issues, ending with my solution and lessons learned.

MegaPod | Guilherme Soubihe, CEO of Latitude.sh

In this conversation, Michael Reid, CEO of Megaport, interviews Gui Soubihe, CEO and founder of Latitude, a company that offers Bare Metal and GPU as a Service. They discuss the growth of AI and the demand for GPU resources, as well as the challenges and opportunities in the industry. Gui shares how Latitude provides a full stack solution, combining software and infrastructure to offer a seamless user experience. They also talk about the benefits of using Megaport's connectivity services to access Latitude's GPU platform.

Three Advanced Notification Features that Your Site Uptime Monitoring Vendor MUST Deliver

To say that site uptime vendors deliver notifications is about as insightful as saying that cars have steering wheels, planes have wings, or TikTok videos have cringe. It’s a given. But this doesn’t mean that all vendors use the same notification playbook. Some vendors offer basic (read: superficial) notification features, while others offer advanced notification features.

PID Controllers and InfluxDB: Part 2 - Digital Twin

In a previous post, we described a CSTR and a PID controller. This post will cover the code and architecture of the digital twin from this project repo. The project leverages Kafka for data streaming, Faust for data processing, InfluxDB for storing the time series data, and Telegraf for writing data from the topic to InfluxDB. We’ll also cover the advantages and disadvantages of this stack.

Case Study: McKenzie Intelligence Services

McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS) is a company specializing in damage assessment post-disasters. Their platform, the Global Events Observer (GEO), offers comprehensive coverage of natural and manmade disasters worldwide, such as hurricanes, floods, civil unrest, and rioting. MIS provides an expert-assessed view of the world through analysts who analyze various imagery sources, including satellite and street-level imagery.