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A Brief Guide to Database Monitoring

May 13, 2019

In general, databases are an integral part of any information system. They are used for storing, querying, and updating critical business data. Naturally, the availability, performance, and security of a database system are of primary concerns for any database administrator. To facilitate this, system administrators typically make use of various database monitoring tools. In this post, we will introduce you to the principles of building an effective database monitoring strategy. We will talk about what type of metrics you should collect, how you can collect those metrics, and a few best practices.

An In-Depth Guide to Kubernetes Monitoring

May 3, 2019

In our container monitoring guide, we explained how monitoring Docker will keep your containerized applications running smoothly. While container monitoring is important, most enterprises aren’t managing individual containers on a single host. Instead, they’re deploying hundreds, if not thousands of containers across multiple nodes, clusters, and regions. It is nearly impossible to manage these massive workloads on a per-container basis; however, orchestration tools such as Kubernetes can help. Using Kubernetes, DevOps teams can deploy applications in an automated and resilient way.

An In-Depth Guide to Container Monitoring

April 2, 2019

Containers have taken the world by storm. By allowing developers to pack software into lightweight, self-contained environments, containers make deploying applications easier and faster. Containers have innumerable use cases, from running local applications to powering the world’s largest websites. Containers allow developers to package applications and their dependencies into self-contained, reproducible units. These units can be independently started, modified, replaced, and shut down without impacting other units. This makes them extremely useful for a number of applications including data processing, web hosting, and one-time tasks.

An In-Depth Guide to Load Balancer Monitoring

February 13, 2019

Given that load balancers are responsible for distributing incoming network traffic, their health and efficiency are critical for system availability. In this article, we’ll give you an introduction to load balancer monitoring, review the most important metrics to monitor, and show you how to use them to troubleshoot problems in your website and apps.

How to Optimize Node.js Callbacks Through Visualization

February 1, 2019

Back in the day when most languages didn’t support asynchronous functions, and you could follow the control flow simply by reading the code top to bottom, performance tuning was simple. To speed up a process, you had only a few options: make fewer function calls, make the function calls faster, or get better hardware. Now that we’re living in a world where we might process high volumes of requests through asynchronous runtimes, it can be a bit more complicated.

An In-Depth Guide to Host Monitoring

January 23, 2019

A host is a computer or device providing networked services such as websites, applications, and computing resources to other devices. This includes web servers, virtual machines, mainframes, and desktop computers. In an IT environment, hosts are essential for running software, managing workloads, and providing platforms to deploy applications and services. In this article, you’ll get a detailed guide on host monitoring to help you identify and address all potential risks.

An In-Depth Guide to Web Server Monitoring

January 4, 2019

Web servers are among the most important components in modern IT infrastructures. They host the websites, web services, and web applications that we use on a daily basis. Social networking, media streaming, software as a service (SaaS), and other activities wouldn’t be possible without the use of web servers. And with the cloud computing craze moving more services online, web servers, and web server monitoring as a result, are only becoming more important.

Introduction to Infrastructure Monitoring in a Dynamic Cloud Environment

December 5, 2018

Infrastructure monitoring is a vital part of infrastructure management, which involves managing the equipment, policies, processes, and other resources that affect an organization’s IT foundation. Two primary management goals are minimizing downtime and increasing efficiency. To accomplish this, IT teams need to collect and analyze data from each component. This data is provided through monitoring.

Monitoring Back Pressure When Your Infrastructure is Pushed to the Limit

November 28, 2018

Back pressure is a signal that a service is at capacity and cannot accept more load. You’ve probably experienced back pressure without even knowing it. How can we better manage back pressure and respond gracefully when it happens? We will run through an example of pushing WordPress to its limit to see what breaks first. We’ll also show you tools to monitor and find the root cause of back pressure in multi-tier applications.

Using Prometheus with AppOptics

October 18, 2018

Prometheus is an all-in-one, open-source monitoring solution. While metrics are commonly visualized using Grafana, a commercial application monitoring solution like AppOptics™ can offer extra functionality. In this article, we will take a look at setting up a simple web service, using Prometheus to gather metrics, and using AppOptics to display those metrics and fire an alert.

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