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Announcing Stackdriver Kubernetes Monitoring: Comprehensive Kubernetes observability from the start

Today, we are excited to announce the beta release of Stackdriver Kubernetes Monitoring, which lets you observe Kubernetes in a comprehensive fashion, simplifying operations for both developers and operators.

Performance assurance for virtualized Citrix XenApp infrastructures

In recent years, there has been a lot of focus and discussion on virtual desktop technology as it promises several benefits including better resource sharing, efficient license management, centralized administration and higher security. In fact, according to the 2016 Citrix Performance Survey, 95% of Citrix deployments are already virtualized.

Why Time Series Matters for Metrics, Real-Time and Sensor Data

In this technical paper, InfluxData CTO - Paul Dix will walk you through what time series is (and isn't), what makes it different than stream processing, full-text search and other solutions. He'll also work through why time series database engines are the superior choice for the monitoring, metrics, real-time analytics and Internet of Things/sensor data use cases.

So What is Observability Anyway

It’s amazing. It’s brand new. Everyone needs it. It is “the next best thing”. Only half of these statements are true, it is not new and it is not the next best thing. It is branding an existing paradigm that many companies use and rely on—but—it is amazing and everyone should want it. If you’re new to the concept, what does observability really mean and how can it help transform your operations?

Finding and fixing N+1 queries in Django apps

The Django ORM makes it easy to fetch data, but there's a downside: it's easy to write inefficient queries as the number of records in your database grows. One area where the ease of writing queries can bite is you is with N+1 queries. Expensive N+1 queries go undiscovered in small development databases. Finding expensive N+1 queries is an area where Scout is particularly helpful.