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Full-Stack Observability with OpenTelemetry and DX Operational Observability

DX Operational Observability (DX O2) from Broadcom supports ingestion and retention of OpenTelemetry (OTel) data. Teams who have instrumented applications with OpenTelemetry SDKs and APIs can now ingest telemetry into DX O2 using the OpenTelemetry Collector, a core component of OpenTelemetry, and the OTel Collector Exporter, which is now available through early access in DX O2.

Grafana Labs: Top 10 moments of 2024

2024 was a year of making connections. The open source community gathered in person for GrafanaCON for the first time in five years — meeting in Amsterdam to celebrate Grafana 11, Loki 3.0, a new open source project (cue Grafana Alloy), and more. TailCtrl, an early-stage company that specializes in adaptive trace sampling, joined Grafana Labs to advance our Adaptive Telemetry story (welcome, founder Sean Porter!).

PromQL vector matching: what it is and how it affects your Prometheus queries

Dawid Dębowski is a software engineer at G2A.COM and a Grafana Champion. Holding an MS of Computer Science, Dawid’s main fields of interest related to observability are PromQL and data visualizations using Grafana. Have you ever created an awesome query in PromQL, expecting it to return the exact results you’re looking for, only to receive the “No data” response when you run it? If so, you might have fallen into the trap of PromQL vector matching.

Simplifying service selection: Descriptions for all services now available

At StatusGator, we’re always looking for ways to improve your experience. One common challenge we’ve noticed is that users sometimes struggle to distinguish between services with similar names or unrecognizable logos when setting up Service Monitors for the aggregated status page. To address this, we’ve introduced short service descriptions to help you quickly understand the purpose of each service. This enhancement is now available in the following areas of the platform.

Managing Long-Running Queries in MySQL: Best Practices and Strategies

Long-running queries in MySQL can significantly impact the performance and availability of your database. They can consume server resources, lock tables, and block other queries, leading to cascading performance issues. In this blog, we will explore why long-running queries occur, how to detect them, and best practices for managing and optimizing them.

How to design apps with Docker containers?

Do you want to streamline your app development process to make it efficient, scalable, and reliable? Building and deploying applications without the right tools quickly becomes complex and resource-intensive. Docker containers address these challenges by providing effective solutions. The 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey reveals that 42% of developers rely on Docker, demonstrating its pivotal role in modern workflows. Similarly, Datadog states that over 25% of organizations use Docker in production, which underscores its widespread adoption.