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We all know that Checkly is a ‘secret weapon’ for engineering teams who want to shorten their mean time to detection (MTTD). With Checkly, you can know within minutes if your service is unavailable for users, or acting unexpectedly. In this article we’ll talk about how Checkly traces can help you expand on the benefits of Checkly, adding insights that will help you diagnose root causes, and further reduce your mean time to resolution (MTTR) for outages and other incidents.

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is leaping forward — growing at a CAGR of almost 36% from 2024 to 2030 — questions about governance and ethics with the use of AI are surfacing. As humans continue to develop AI systems, it is crucial to establish proper guidelines to ensure powerful technologies like generative AI and adaptive AI are used in a responsible manner.

Microsoft SQL Server is a critical database component of many business applications, ensuring data integrity, fast query performance, and seamless transactions. However, maintaining peak performance requires proactive monitoring of essential metrics. In this blog, we’ll explore the key SQL Server performance metrics you should track and how they help prevent performance issues, optimize resource usage, and enhance database efficiency.

New UI features in Cloud Trace, part of Google Cloud Observability, make it easier to troubleshoot latency and errors in your applications.

OAuth (Open Authorization) has become a critical component in enabling secure and third-party access to APIs which makes it one of the most widely adopted authentication protocols for modern applications. From allowing users to sign into apps using their Google or Facebook accounts to enabling third-party service integrations, OAuth simplifies the process of granting access to resources without compromising security.

Security and compliance: Many industries, especially those governed by regulations like HIPAA, the PCI DSS, or the GDPR, require detailed logs for compliance and to trace security incidents. Troubleshooting and forensic analysis: If something goes wrong—whether due to accidental configuration changes or malicious activity—having detailed logs helps diagnose the root cause and quickly remediate it.

Database downtime can lead to significant disruptions, revenue loss, and frustrated users. Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) provides a managed database solution with high availability and automated failover to minimize such risks. However, continuous monitoring is crucial to ensuring reliable failover and minimizing downtime by detecting potential issues before they impact operations.

When working with systemd services in Linux, you might encounter situations where multiple instances of a service need to be managed dynamically. When I had to develop a solution to monitor multiple Kubernetes clusters with Icinga for Kubernetes, I ran into exactly this challenge.