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OpenTelemetry: Why community and conversation are foundational to this open standard

While many of the popular tools for observability in software are open source, one thing they lack is open design. Most of these solutions, from Nagios to Prometheus, started as a product with an opinionated design, which happened to work well for many people. These became the de facto standards. That position of de facto standard is what every open-source project and every commercial product tries to be.

Troubleshoot faster and modernize your apps with AWS Monitoring and Observability

As a company born in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud, we understand that operating at cloud scale requires balancing security, compliance, and operational safety with your commitment to innovation, speed, and agility. From cost optimization at scale to operational resiliency to application modernization, we know you’re facing various challenges and need reliable solutions.

Implementing a log management program: What is best to start with?

Everything you need to know about creating a log management program Businesses create, collect and have access to more data than ever before. Some of this log data, the record of events that occur in your digital spaces, can help DevOps and security teams assess the performance and reliability of their systems, evaluate weaknesses and troubleshoot any issues that may be occurring.

Speeding Up the Web: A Comprehensive Guide to Content Delivery Networks and Embedded Caching

Content delivery networks are an important part of the internet, as they ensure a short path between content and the consumers. The idea of placing CDN caches inside ISPs networks was created early in the days of CDNs. The number of CDNs with this offering is growing and ISPs all over the world take advantage of the idea. This post explains how this works and what to look out for to do it right.

Gain agility through observability

As companies navigate geopolitical challenges, macroeconomic headwinds, and the post-pandemic comedown, business leaders face intense pressure to drive software transformation, reduce costs, and compete faster in the cloud-transition era of “lift and shift.” Amid layoffs and a slowed pace of hiring, the demand for better tools, real-time insights, seamless experiences, and contextual analysis has skyrocketed.

Webinar Recap: Unlocking Business Performance with Telemetry Data

Telemetry data can provide businesses with valuable insights into how their applications and systems are performing. However, leveraging this data optimally can be a challenge due to data quality issues and limited resources. Our recent webinar, "Unlocking Business Performance with Telemetry Data", addresses this challenge.

Forecasting and Visualizing Time Series with Tableau and InfluxDB Cloud

Data analysis is a crucial aspect of any business or organization because it helps with making informed decisions and improving overall performance. However, with the vast amounts of data generated every day, it can be overwhelming to manually analyze and derive insights from it.

Sysdig Validated as AWS CloudOps Competency Launch Partner

This week AWS unveiled its new Cloud Operations Competency–aka the CloudOps Competency–designed to recognize qualified partners who help cloud customers build and manage hybrid cloud environments securely and efficiently. Sysdig is a launch partner and is now validated for the AWS CloudOps Competency in Compliance and Auditing, as well as Monitoring and Observability categories.