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Logz.io Anomaly Detection: Shedding Light on the Unknown Unkowns

With Anomaly Detection for App 360, Open 360 users can now enlist targeted automation to do more of the work for them — automatically monitoring and alerting any issues occurring within the specific services and microservices they identify as being most critical, which are often those that immediately impact business or SLO-related requirements.

Container vs Virtual Machines (VM): Key Differences & Overview

Container vs virtual machines – what is there to know? These are key virtualization technologies that are used by developers, system administrators, and increasingly, home users to run applications. While they are similar, they have different use cases and function differently in key ways.

Logz.io Infrastructure Monitoring Product Tour

See how you can centralize your metrics at any scale and unify them with logs and traces for full visibility into infrastructure health and performance. Slice and dice your metric data to quickly gain insights into any component within ephemeral infrastructure. Track tens of thousands of metrics out-of-the-box with open source-based integrations like Prometheus or Logz.io’s Telemetry Collector, while easily filtering out unneeded data to reduce costs. Utilize Kubernetes 360 to get a complete overview of infrastructure health and performance with minimal configuration.

AWS EKS Pricing Explained: A 2024 Guide

Cloud computing demands efficient application deployment, management, and scaling. Amazon EKS offers a solid solution, simplifying cloud computing management for organizations. At its core, AWS EKS harnesses the power of Kubernetes to automate tasks within AWS’s secure cloud infrastructure. It supports smooth and reliable application performance, which is crucial for organizations scaling their operations. This guide details AWS EKS pricing and offers practical tips on reducing costs.
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Achieve quick application deployments and container orchestration with proactive container monitoring

Containers are self-contained units of software that include application code along with all necessary dependencies, libraries, and components needed for the code to run smoothly in any environment. They simplify distribution and deployment by packaging everything required for the application to function, without the need for extra infrastructure. While container infrastructure continues to grow and is used by organizations across the globe, it also poses a set of management challenges and can create unnecessary issues if left unattended.

3 Ways to Optimize your Kubernetes Clusters with Resource Control

We cover some real world cases and provide valuable insights into how resources might be the source of future angst that you could avoid. With so many moving parts and so many settings it is nearly impossible to avoid resourcing issues and unnecessary cost in container environments.

Managing Kubernetes Add Ons in a Fleet of Clusters with Gianluca Mardente

In this Navigate video, Gianluca Mardente from Cisco's AppDynamics business unit introduces Project Sveltos, an open-source tool for managing add-ons in a fleet of Kubernetes clusters. Gianluca explains the features of Sveltos, including its cluster profile, modes of operation (continuous, one-time, and continuous with drift detection), and its ability to handle templates and scale efficiently. The session includes a live demo using Civo clusters to showcase the practical application of Sveltos.

#028 - Kubernetes for Humans Podcast with Chris Bailey (IBM Instana)

Chris is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and CTO for Instana, leading the technical strategy and development of Observability and IT Automation solutions at IBM. He is a recognized technology leader across programming languages, runtimes, platforms, observability, and automated IT operations. He has pioneered projects that fundamentally enhanced open-source communities and cloud-native platforms.