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Performance optimization techniques in time series databases: sync.Pool for CPU-bound operations

Internally, VictoriaMetrics makes heavy use of sync.Pool, a data structure built into Go’s standard library. sync.Pool is intended to store temporary, fungible objects for reuse to relieve pressure on the garbage collector. If you are familiar with free lists, you can think of sync.Pool as a data structure that allows you to implement them in a thread-safe way.

Monitor your chaos engineering experiments with Steadybit's offering in the Datadog Marketplace

Steadybit is a software reliability platform that uses chaos engineering and fault injection to help organizations improve the stability and performance of their applications. By allowing customers to simulate turbulent scenarios in a controlled environment, Steadybit enables you to identify and mitigate potential system issues to reduce downtime and improve resilience.

Correlate AWS and Prometheus with SquaredUp's data mesh

I recently delved into the idea of using labels within Prometheus to craft objects and hierarchies where none initially existed. Check out that piece here. The essence was harnessing the prowess of OTEL to achieve more, faster. The ambition? Transform these abstract virtual objects and integrate them into SquaredUp's knowledge graph, thereby unlocking the potential of data mesh and correlation.

How-to surface your multi-cloud costs with SquaredUp

Working in the cloud is certainly convenient, but the convenience comes at a price. With more and more organizations transitioning to the cloud, and a rise in preference towards cloud-native applications, hosting most, if not all the components of your business in the cloud is becoming increasingly common.

Fault Tolerance: What It Is & How To Build It

Fault incidents are inevitable. They occur in any large-scale enterprise IT environment, especially when: In fact, research indicates, more than half (50%) the leaders in tech and business organizations consider the complexity of their data architecture a significant pain point. From an end-user perspective, businesses must overcome complex architecture in order to ensure service delivery and continuity.

Observability Engineering: A Beginner's Guide

Traditional monitoring methods become inefficient as organizations shift from legacy software systems to complex cloud-native architectures. This transition renders these methods less effective, as they no longer provide the critical insights needed. In response, observability engineering has emerged as an important discipline, offering a more comprehensive understanding of modern software systems. This article will take you through the definition, importance, and processes of observability engineering.

Top tips: 4 innovative ways IoT today can keep the doctor away

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and list ways to explore these trends. This week we’re looking at four revolutionary ways IoT is transforming healthcare. The past four years have brought about a series of unprecedented events that challenged our worldview, our lifestyle, and most importantly, how we view healthcare.

IT Support Levels: Optimizing the Support Service through Tiers 0 to 4

Information Technology (IT) support, also known as technical support, is essential for the successful and efficient operation of organizations in the digital age. It helps ensure the stability, productivity and security of your systems and those of the people who depend on them.

What is Cloud Computing? Everything you need to know about the cloud explained

Cloud Computing is a service offered by several software providers paying a rent either by the hour, month or use of said service. They can be virtual machines, databases, web services, or other cloud technologies. These services are on remote servers provided by companies such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon among others that for rental or in some cases free of charge, provide such services.