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Everything you want to know about Prometheus and Thanos, their differences, and how they can work together.

With the growing popularity of Kubernetes as a container orchestration platform powering the microservices revolution, comes greater complexity with managing, monitoring, and responding to incidents at scale. Challenges with real production environments include full visibility into your clusters and environment’s health, alongside real-time incident management and response.

Internal Developer Platforms have emerged as essential tools for streamlining processes and boosting productivity. As we find ourselves in the midst of 2023, the demand for robust developer platforms remains on the rise as organizations strive to find efficient solutions that expedite software delivery.

Here's what you can expect to learn from this article: Raise your hand if you like shipping changes quickly. (Yes, let's assume that everything you're shipping has value and isn't a vanity project). Chances are, you, the person reading this now, agreed with the above. When you start on a project, big or small, you want to keep any changes moving along and avoid getting stuck. The less time between the beginning and end of a project, the faster you can shift your focus to other things.

In today’s digital world, cloud computing is necessary for businesses of all types and sizes, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is undoubtedly the most popular cloud computing service provider. AWS provides a vast array of services, including CloudWatch and CloudTrail, that can monitor and log events in AWS resources. This article will compare AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail, looking at their features, use cases, and technical considerations.

This week, I played at home as the rest of the DX team and I were at the AWS Summit London. 🇬🇧 The event was buzzing with excitement and overflowing with great talks and impressive exhibition stands. It didn't disappoint in terms of attendance either! Despite covering a wide range of subjects, I couldn't help but notice three super-hot tech trends that were everywhere throughout the day. So, without further ado, let's dive right in and explore these topics!

Do you know what version of your software is running in production? How often is that software deployed, and was it deployed right before last week’s p0 incident? What sort of dependencies are being deployed along with that software, and are any of them potential security risks? These are all common observability questions that may be difficult to answer.

This article explores the efficient monitoring of Heroku Apps using MetricFire's HostedGraphite plugin and Grafana dashboards. By combining these tools, developers can gain valuable insights into their app's performance and resource utilization. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on setting up MetricFire, integrating StatsD, and creating comprehensive Grafana dashboards for effective monitoring and debugging.