Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Containers have fast become one of the most efficient ways of virtually deploying applications, offering more agility than a virtual machine (VM) can typically provide. Both containers and VMs are great tools for managing resources and application deployment, but what is the difference between the two, and how do we manage containers?

In September, we announced that Steve Wozniak will be joining us at Civo Navigate to discuss his time at Apple and share his thoughts on the future of technology. Grab your tickets for Civo Navigate today! We also hosted the Cloud Native Community meetup in Florida where we had talks from Mark Boost, CEO at Civo, Kunal Kushwaha, Dev Rel Manager at Civo, and a guest speaker from Defense.com speaking about security.

The internet is a network of networks, and how and where those networks interconnect determines the efficacy of the service. How networks exchange traffic on the internet varies. Broadly speaking there are three different approaches: A direct connection via a transit provider, a private interconnection between two networks, or peering at an internet exchange (IX) point - a co-location hub that enables members of the IX to interconnect.

When we set out to trace applications running outside of AWS Lambda, there was little doubt in our minds that building on top OpenTelemetry was by far the best course of action. There are many reasons for this, but chiefly, it is a question of coverage. At its most fundamental level, achieving coverage requires as-wide-as-possible support for technologies, and interoperability among instrumentations.

There is a very major change in the way organizations work now. Previously their work was not technology oriented but now with this rapidly changing environment they are making their way through technology and that allows them to stand out and act in a way that they never thought that they will. Now that the scenario has already changed enough the technologies that came up to track the assets are backed by tracking software.

There’s plenty of loaded terminology and buzzword bingo when it comes to the latest advances in cloud application delivery. Especially when it comes to multi-cloud – which should merely mean multiple cloud instances when modern cloud applications really leverage multiple hybrid IT operating models, atop both existing business silos and newer microservices application workloads.

Business leaders frequently need to make decisions that could impact the entire future of a company. Armed with pages of data and financial reports, many executives choose to slash costs, double efforts on certain products over others, or otherwise forge ahead with major decisions about cloud usage, spending, and overall business strategy. Great choices could mean huge profits, but unwise choices could spell doom for the business as a whole.

As digital services have become increasingly important to businesses and organizations, reducing downtimes and service disruptions have become critical objectives for business operations. This means management reporting and KPI’s are now crucial to quality management, providing the insight to let you improve incident remediation over time.

How long will you support your device? Long-term support for IoT is a simple but difficult question for many device manufacturers. If you are developing a smart home device, a mobile robot for hospitality, or the next iron man jetpack, you need to consider how long you will support the device on the market. This will have implications on your operational expenses, team resources and customer satisfaction. Simply put, the longer you support your device, the happier your user will be.

Another month has come to a close, so I’m back again to take you through what’s new and noteworthy from the month of September. If you missed last month’s blog, this will be a monthly recurring series to keep you posted with the latest and greatest at Honeycomb. There’s a ton to cover, so I’ll dispense with the preamble and dive right in.