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The Role of Kubernetes in Production Traffic Replication

Organizations are starting to realize that simply writing tests to generate traffic is simply not good enough. Rather, production traffic replication is now necessary, where you record traffic from your production environment and then replay it in your development environment. To match the modern principles of this testing methodology, it makes sense to also utilize modern infrastructure, like Kubernetes. Some benefits of using Kubernetes for production traffic replication are the ability to: Additionally, load generators are ephemeral. These reasons-and a few more besides-will be covered later in this post, but let's first take a deeper look at what production traffic replication is.

5 Predictions for Kubernetes in 2023

It should surprise no one that Kubernetes uptake is growing and will continue to do so. The wildly popular container orchestration platform’s continuous development is fueled by broad adoption. This will continue in 2023 as more companies, teams and individuals embrace it as a platform for innovation, building new applications and scaling existing ones faster than ever before.

How KCB Bank Uganda greatly improved transaction service monitoring with Grafana

In 2019, KCB Bank Uganda reviewed its systems and came to a startling realization: Due to outdated monitoring processes, its services could be down for hours before anyone was alerted internally. This downtime led to frustrated consumers, a rise in customer service complaints, and a decline in revenue.

10 Ways to Do Proactive IT Asset Management

Effective IT Asset Management is an absolute must to ensure high-quality IT services without huge expenses. Implementing an ITAM strategy has many perks in diverse areas such as Knowledge Management, IT security, finances, and employee experience. However, the only way to truly benefit from all of these is to do proactive IT Asset Management.

A Year in Internet Analysis: 2022

This past year was another busy one for the internet. In this blog post, I will highlight some of the top pieces of analysis that we published in the past 12 months. This analysis employs Kentik’s data, technology, and expertise to inform the industry and the public about issues involving the technical underpinnings of the global internet and how global events can impact connectivity. These posts are organized into two broad categories: major internet disruptions and BGP routing security.

5 Tips to Improve How You Use Github Dependabot

Software development doesn’t end when deployment is complete. Instead, developers constantly tamper with the code even after deploying the app. Staying up-to-date with security fixes, bugs, and dependencies is crucial to ensure your app performs properly. After all, nobody wants a malfunctioning product, right? GitHub Dependabotis one of the several tools you can use to update dependencies.

8 Best Tools to Measure and Improve Your CRO

Marketers focus on driving traffic to their websites. However, this alone is not enough to sustain businesses. You can churn lots of leads from the massive traffic coming into your website, but this is all in vain as long as they do not convert. Your goal is to turn all your lead generation efforts into conversions; this is where the revenue flows in. Even though you may have tons of experience optimizing your conversions, success is never guaranteed.

Product Spotlight: Smart Tiering + LogMetrics to Optimize Costs

Is all observability data worth the same cost? If you guessed no, then you’d obviously be correct. Anyone familiar with the very nature of gaining targeted observability knows that some data points hold more value than others. Yet, many observability platforms still treat all types of log data the same, and as a result, related costs remain uniform. One of the most persistent observability challenges today is the cost of indexing log data.