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Cloudflare's DNS Downtime: Why BGP Hijacks Were Never to Blame

On July 14, Cloudflare’s popular public DNS service (known as 1.1.1.1) suffered an outage lasting over two hours. As rumors swirled about the cause, we were the first to push back on the theory that a BGP hijack had caused the outage. In fact, the hijack was actually a consequence. How did we know this so early when other internet watchers did not? We’ll discuss in this post.

Complete Guide to Redis Monitoring: Essential Metrics, Tools & Best Practices 2025

Redis is a powerful tool, but its position in the critical path of applications means that performance issues can have a widespread impact. Whether you use Redis as a cache, session store, or primary database, effective monitoring is essential to prevent slowdowns and ensure a responsive user experience. This guide provides a comprehensive walkthrough of Redis monitoring, covering the essential metrics you need to track, the tools available to you, and the best practices to adopt in 2025.

Building a bulletproof network disaster recovery plan

Imagine it’s 2am. A core switch fries because of a sudden power surge. Most of your users wake up to a blank screen. Your team scrambles: Where’s the backup configuration? Who knows the last working state? Hours pass, productivity tanks, support calls flood in, and costs stack up by the minute. This isn’t a theoretical horror story. According to Gartner, the average cost of network downtime still hovers around $5,600 per minute, or over $300,000 per hour.

Netdata Overview: All You Need to Know in Under 3 Minutes

In just a few minutes, this walkthrough will show you how to unlock the full power of Netdata during your trial period. From real-time metrics to AI-powered insights, learn how to get immediate value without any guesswork. Whether you're running a Homelab or managing production systems at scale, this video will help you hit the ground running and make every minute of your trial count. Let’s turn your trial into insight, clarity, and control.

This Month in Datadog: Bits AI SRE, Datadog Data Observability, and more

Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. To learn more about Datadog and start a free 14-day trial, visit Cloud Monitoring as a Service | Datadog. This month, we chat with two guests about Bits AI SRE and Datadog Data Observability.

AIOps Tools: Key Features and Top 8 Solutions in 2025

AIOps tools use machine learning, big data, and automation to enhance IT operations. These tools analyze IT data, detect anomalies, and automate tasks, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort. Popular AIOps tools include Selector, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, BigPanda, Dell AIOps, IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps, and LogicMonitor.

Why Observability Isn't Just for SREs (and How Devs Can Get Started)

Almost every other day, when I scroll past r/devops or r/sre, I see a post like this asking how a dev can get started with devops, observability, etc. Sample Reddit thread on how to get started with OTel This blog is an attempt for anyone lost to find their way into observability and a wake-up call for devs to they should think about observability more actively today than ever before. A dev’s observability playbook.

Integrating CI/CD Pipelines with Observability Tools

CI/CD pipelines are automated workflows that take code from development to production. The CI/CD pipeline meaning encompasses two key practices: A typical CI/CD pipeline includes stages like code compilation, testing, security scanning, artifact creation, and deployment across multiple environments.