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AWS CloudTrail vs CloudWatch: Features & Instructions

In today’s digital world, cloud computing is necessary for businesses of all types and sizes, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is undoubtedly the most popular cloud computing service provider. AWS provides a vast array of services, including CloudWatch and CloudTrail, that can monitor and log events in AWS resources. This article will compare AWS CloudWatch and CloudTrail, looking at their features, use cases, and technical considerations.

Getting started with Squadcast's On-Call Scheduling

We understand that everyone values a simple and straightforward approach when it comes to setting up schedules. We at Squadcast are fully aware of the difficulties involved in creating an on-call schedule from scratch or migrating it to a new platform. Hence we have come up with a blog to assist you in seamlessly setting up your on-call schedule using Squadcast. Our goal is to provide guidance and support to make the process as effortless as possible for you.

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter: Guide & Tutorial

Prometheus is a favored open-source monitoring system that collects, stores, and queries metrics from various sources. In Prometheus, an exporter is a component that collects and exposes metrics in a format Prometheus can scrape. The Prometheus Blackbox Exporter is designed to monitor “black box” systems with internal workings that are not accessible by Prometheus. It sends HTTP, TCP, and ICMP requests to the external systems and measures their response times and statuses.