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Observatory Video Podcast - Episode 1 | KubeCon Atlanta Recap

Did you miss KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Atlanta, or are you still processing it? Join Marc Sherwood (Marketing), Mathias (SE Magician), Stephan Burns, and Diana (Evangelist) as they take you behind the curtain for an unfiltered look at the biggest cloud native event of the year! We’re diving deep into the massive shifts, key announcements, and major trends that are set to redefine the Kubernetes ecosystem in the next 12 months.

Building high performance dashboards with SquaredUp and ClickHouse

ClickHouse is redefining the boundaries of analytical database performance. Trusted by hyperscalers like Netflix, OpenAI, and Disney, it delivers sub-second query responses on billions of rows and scales seamlessly to petabyte workloads. The great news is that it is open source, so this power is available to everyone. You can spin up a local instance running in a Docker container in a matter of seconds.

Instrument Jenkins With OpenTelemetry

You can instrument Jenkins with OpenTelemetry using the official plugin and an OpenTelemetry Collector, then send the data to a backend like Last9 to understand where pipeline latency and failures actually originate. Jenkins provides job status and console logs, but it doesn't show how time is distributed across stages, agents, plugins, and external systems. OpenTelemetry fills that gap by emitting traces, metrics, and logs in a standard format that any OTLP-compatible backend can process.

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Multi-session Service Monitoring

In late 2023, Amazon introduced the ability to deliver AppStream 2.0 using Microsoft Windows Server OS rather than the desktop of the OS. This feature enables IT admins to host multiple end-user sessions on a single AppStream 2.0 instance, helping to make better use of instance resources.

How to Reduce Your Cloud Costs with Coroot

Cloud costs often grow quietly until they suddenly command everyone’s attention. Gartner estimates that companies overspend on cloud services by up to 70 percent, mostly because they lack clear visibility into where the money is actually being spent. Cloud invoices speak the language of infrastructure: nodes, instance types, regions, volumes, and egress. Engineering teams speak the language of services, deployments, and code.

Golang Monitoring Guide - Traces, Logs, APM and Go Runtime Metrics

Golang (Go) applications are known for their high performance, concurrency model, and efficient resource use, making Go an easy choice for building modern distributed systems. But just because your Go application is built for speed doesn't mean it's running perfectly in production. When things go wrong, just checking if your service is "UP" isn't enough.

How to Run a Page Speed Test with Uptime.com

In this video, we explore the features and reports of our Page Speed Check, including both the free tool and the subscriber-exclusive version. Learn how optimizing your page load speed can benefit user experience, search engine rankings, and overall site performance. We utilize Google Lighthouse for in-depth analysis and provide actionable insights through detailed reports. Discover how to run a Page Speed Test, navigate through different report sections, and share your findings with stakeholders.