Non-prod environments don’t require the same levels of performance, availability or uptime that production environments do. Yet many are run like production environments, at a great cost. This problem will only grow as more legacy apps migrate to the cloud. So today, we’re looking at 6 tactics to drive down non-production costs (and carbon) for AWS users.

Azure DevOps has become a cornerstone for development teams, providing comprehensive tools for managing, planning, and delivering software projects. But effective project management isn’t just about setting up pipelines and managing repositories – it’s about measuring progress and making data-driven decisions. Here’s a look at three powerful tools for reporting Azure DevOps metrics: Azure DevOps built-in dashboards, Power BI, and SquaredUp.

As a developer and user of CFEngine I want to use policy to manage the software on my systems so that I can switch operating systems, distributions, computers and have all my normal tools available wherever I go. Towards this end I searched for a Windows package manager and found one in winget. I showed a prototype in Agent Is In - Episode 37 - Windows package management as well as refined the whole process in Agent Is In - Episode 40 - Windows module workshop.

When it comes to securing your Kafka deployment, Access Control Lists (ACLs) are some of the most powerful tools at your disposal. But let’s be honest—ACLs can be a bit daunting if you’re not familiar with them. We’ve all been there, staring at Kafka’s ACL configurations and wondering if we’re doing it right.

Prometheus and InfluxDB represent two distinct approaches to time-series data management and system monitoring. As organizations grapple with increasing data volumes and complex infrastructures, choosing the right tool becomes crucial. This analysis dives deep into the technical nuances of Prometheus and InfluxDB, examining their architectures, data models, and performance characteristics.

Australian city councils are the command centers of every city, ensuring essential services are delivered with reliability and speed while being available for citizens' queries and requests. Though the IT infrastructure of Australian city councils has predominantly been on-premises, the last decade has seen a substantial digital shift with increasing cloud adoption.

Learn to enable hot reload for the OpenTelemetry Collector to update configurations on the fly, improving your observability system's agility.

Master log collection in Kubernetes with OpenTelemetry's filelog receiver. Learn to configure, optimize, and troubleshoot log collection from various sources including syslog and application logs. Discover advanced parser operator techniques for robust observability.

Serilog offers users a streamlined logging framework for.NET applications and cloud services. The tool enables users to adjust logging levels, enrich log events with additional properties, and switch between different sinks without modifying the application code. The simplicity of Serilog, its support of structured logging, and compatibility with asynchronous applications and systems are a selection of the tool's features that have led to it being commonly used across a variety of organizations.

With the continual rise of website applications and cloud-based microservices effective API monitoring has become crucial. APIs outline the methods and data formats that applications can utilize to request and exchange information. They allow developers to access the functionality of a software component or service without needing to comprehend its internal workings.