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Datadog on Kubernetes Node Management #datadog #kubernetes #observability #infrastructure #shorts

Datadog, the observability platform used by thousands of companies, runs on dozens of self-managed Kubernetes clusters in a multi-#cloud environment, adding up to tens of thousands of nodes, or hundreds of thousands of pods. This infrastructure is used by a wide variety of engineering teams at Datadog, with different feature and capacity needs.

Stop observing, start automating: RedHat and LogicMonitor pioneer the next gen of Event-Driven Ansible

LogicMonitor has long been synonymous with observation — a platform that keenly watches over IT environments, alerting teams to potential issues. However, the age-old challenge remained: how to seamlessly transition from observation to action. Enter the LogicMonitor event-driven ansible integration with RedHat. What sets this solution apart is the fact our teams worked together to build it.

ShipHero's Observability Journey to Seamless Software Debugging

ShipHero needed a robust, cost efficient observability platform to support DevOps, customer support, and more. Committed to timely service, ShipHero recognizes that the seamless performance of its software is paramount to customer satisfaction. To maintain this high standard, the development team needs the right data at their fingertips to quickly find and solve problems as they occur.

Why Is Log Data So Important In Observability?

Imagine this scenario: your platform appears to have an issue. Maybe it has gone down or maybe it has affected a large volume of users or perhaps just a few of those important ones; either way there is a significant problem with it. Users are complaining and are happy to shout about the platform not working on X (formally Twitter).

Unraveling the Dangers of Phishing: From Basics to Effective Prevention

Surely you may have at one time or another received an email warning of an outstanding invoice, a parcel shipment that you did not expect or a warning from the bank about suspicious activity in your account. These messages usually adopt an alarming tone and provide you with a link to a website that you must visit right away to verify your personal information or to complete payment information. Caution! This is a “phishing” attempt, one of the most popular scam methods on the Internet!

The Story of Grafana | Episode 1: Democratize Metrics | Grafana Documentary

Through first-hand accounts and archival footage, the first episode of this documentary revisits the origin story behind the open source project, Grafana, and the cultural revolution around democratizing metrics. Featuring: Torkel Ödegaard (Creator of Grafana, Co-founder and Chief Grafana Officer, Grafana Labs) Carl Bergquist (Principal Engineer, Grafana Labs) Daniel Lee (Former Director of Engineering, Grafana Labs) Raj Dutt (Co-founder and CEO, Grafana Labs) Anthony Woods (Co-founder, Grafana Labs)

Cribl Stream + CDS: An Air Gapped Data Transfer Solution

In this blog series, we’ll explore how Cribl Stream can leverage your existing cross-domain solution (CDS) to easily collect and send your log and metric data between disparate security domains or across air-gapped networks. The goal is to retain as much fidelity of the data as possible, deduplicating processes and simplifying management efforts.

'The Story of Grafana' documentary: Celebrating OSS, community, and innovation

On Dec. 5, 2013, Torkel Ödegaard made the first commit in GitHub for a personal project that would become Grafana. “It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Torkel launched Grafana, growing from a small man with a big dream to becoming the most popular data visualization software in the world,” says Grafana Labs co-founder and CEO Raj Dutt. “The Story of Grafana” chronicles that meteoric journey.

Highlights from AWS re:Invent 2023

Whether or not you made the journey to this year’s re:Invent, there’s always a variety of great announcements lost amid an action-packed week of keynotes, breakouts, expo hall demos, and networking sessions. No need to worry—we’re always happy to be a big part of the re:Invent experience and share our observations with you.