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Streamlined Kubernetes Cluster Agent

Sematext provides a single pane of glass and machine learning powered alerts for logs, metrics, traces and digital user experience data. The new Sematext agent is fully Docker Engine and Kubernetes-aware. (Re)written in Go, it has a minimal memory and CPU footprint. It also collects Kubernetes metrics in the most optimal fashion possible.

Stackdriver tips and tricks: Understanding metrics and building charts

Seeing what’s going on with your IT infrastructure, applications and services has always been critical to the success of modern businesses’ day-to-day operations. Google Stackdriver monitoring provides out-of-the-box visualizations and insights for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) users so you can easily understand your systems.

Safe Web Services with Actix and Sentry

Remember that time Mom told you that the internet is a dangerous place? No? Well, she did, but you weren’t listening. Jokes aside, we can probably all agree that there are many potential security risks in web services, with all their APIs and user-contributed content. Yet, the internet is what defines our digital age, and barely any piece of technology can do without. In the midst of this insecurity, Rust came along with its memory safety and zero-cost abstractions.

Kubernetes in Production: Services

We migrated all of our services to Kubernetes about six months ago. At first glance, the task seemed quite simple: deploy a cluster, write application specifications, and that’s it. But, since we’re obsessed with stability, we nevertheless had to learn how k8s works under pressure, so we tested multiple failure scenarios. Most of the questions that arose were network related. One particular point of concern was how Kubernetes Services function.

Hands Off My Docker Containers: Dynamic Java Instrumentation in Three Easy Steps

Instrumenting your application with an APM tool is not always easy. Configuration is often complicated, and managing agent files can be daunting. AppDynamics has developed a three-step solution for automating Java agent deployment and infrastructure monitoring in a Docker environment.

OnPage's Datto's Autotask PSA Integration Improves IT Workflows and Performance for MSPs

OnPage, the industry’s leading incident alert management system today announced a new integration with Datto’s world-class IT business management platform. For the first time, managed service providers (MSPs) can take advantage of a unified view between Autotask ticketing and incident alert activities and workflows. The integration leverages the platform’s advanced ticketing capabilities by converting service tickets into intelligent alerts, all under one user interface.