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Are you ready for the next evolution of System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)? Microsoft launched SCOM 2025 in November last year, bringing new enhancements and improved capabilities. To help you navigate the transition smoothly, we’re hosting an exclusive webinar where our experts will walk you through the migration process, best practices, and new feature highlights. Why Attend?

What is cloud cost monitoring? Cloud cost monitoring is a way to track and analyze expenses related to cloud services, such as data transfer, storage, and computing power. It includes monitoring resource allocation, usage, and billing data to optimize spend and ensure efficient utilization of your cloud resources.

DNS is one of the most crucial internet services. It’s the communicator and concierge of online experiences. Everything, from the web content you browse and the email and chat services you use to social platforms like Facebook and Instagram, depends on DNS functioning on a round-the-clock basis. Given its importance, it’s no surprise this fundamental service is targeted by hackers and cyber criminals.

In the financial sector, where system reliability directly impacts customer trust and revenue, even minor IT inefficiencies can spiral into costly crises. For one of the world’s largest banks—supporting 25 million customers, 2,000 branches, and 3,000 ATMs—a hidden challenge threatened its reputation: unpredictable memory consumption in critical applications.

AI has the power to optimize network performance, detect anomalies, and improve capacity planning, but its effectiveness depends on high-quality data. Without a strong data foundation, AI remains a theoretical tool rather than delivering real operational value.

DevOps is a dynamic field that bridges development and operations, ensuring seamless collaboration and faster software delivery. Whether you're just starting or looking to sharpen your skills, having quick access to essential concepts is invaluable. That’s why we’ve created a DevOps cheat sheet that covers everything from programming fundamentals to scripting and website building. This cheat sheet is your go-to resource for mastering DevOps tools, languages, and workflows.

Remember the last time you noticed your app was acting weird, only to discover — after 30 minutes of debugging — that a critical service was down? We’ve all been there, frantically clicking through various status pages trying to figure out what’s broken, wishing you knew how to monitor status pages of your third party dependencies.

For years, Fender Musical Instruments has been synonymous with iconic guitars and amplifiers. But in recent years, the company has expanded its legacy into the digital realm, offering tools like Fender Play, an innovative learning platform for aspiring musicians. Behind this digital evolution lies a focus on delivering exceptional user experiences for its consumer-facing applications—a mission supported by Honeycomb for Frontend Observability.

Transform your organization's observability strategy with open standards and simplified data collection Modern organizations face an unprecedented observability challenge. As systems grow more complex and distributed, traditional monitoring approaches are struggling to keep pace. With data volumes doubling every two years and systems spanning multiple clouds and technologies, organizations need a new approach to maintain visibility into their operations.

I recently talked to a customer of Checkly and he shared some thoughts about Monitoring as Code. Let’s call him Karl in this article. Karl and I talked about why Monitoring as Code (MaC) is becoming essential for teams operating at scale. As the Head of Platform Engineering at a major e-commerce company processing millions of transactions daily, his experience shows how MaC solves a lot of the messy challenges that come with traditional synthetic monitoring setups.