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As exciting as it can be to write new features in your ASP.NET Core application, our users inevitably encounter failed requests. Do you know how to troubleshoot IIS or ASP.NET errors on your servers? It can be tempting to bag on your desk and problem your annoyance. However, Windows and ASP.NET Core provide several different logs where failed requests are logged. This goes beyond simple IIS logs and can give you the information you need to combat failed requests.

In the previous blog in this series, we delved into the redesigned architecture of Amazon Prime Video and how they integrated different architectural styles for optimal performance and cost efficiency. We also discussed the impact of Amazon’s decision on the concept of a “serverless-first” mindset, highlighting the importance of considering alternative architectural approaches based on specific use cases and requirements.

Happy World Sysadmin Day 2023 Sysadmins are often the last resort when your office system crashes or when the network slows to a trickle. Every July, on the last Friday, professionals worldwide express their gratitude and celebrate our IT heroes, our sysadmins. On July 28, 2023, we thank sysadmins for what they do best: monitoring our IT systems and ensuring they are constantly up, fast, and secure.

DevOps is not just about operating software in production, but also releasing that software to production. Well-functioning continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines are critical for the business, and this calls for quality observability to ensure that Lead Time for Changes is kept short and that broken and flaky pipelines are quickly identified and remediated.

Ah, the age-old question of how to manage screen time for kids – it’s like trying to navigate a minefield of Peppa Pig, Paw Patrol, and PJ Masks! I mean, who knew Octonauts and Bubble Guppies would become household names? As a dad of two young kids, managing screen time is a balancing act, especially keeping our 5-year-old happy with access to her shows.

Long before a business addresses ‘who’ it will choose to deliver the benefits of colocation, it needs to understand ‘why’. This is especially important if that decision is being made in the context of a choice between edge architectures, or alternatives such as hyper-scale cloud. Typically, the main order of motivation is performance, cost and control.

What is OpenTelemetry? Why is it important? Do SREs need to adopt OTel? An Explain It Like I'm 5.

For Software Houses, developers are as important as customers are to a retail organization – if the Developer Experience (DX / DevExp / DevEx) is poor, then work simply will not get done effectively and the best and the brightest are likely to leave for an employer who offers a better experience and hence, more productivity and job satisfaction. Long-term frustrated employees and staff attrition tend to impact product quality and lead to weaker software applications.

Earlier this week we shared some exciting news. Checkly has made its mark in not one, but two Gartner Hype Cycles reports. We're being recognized for something we're super passionate about - Monitoring as Code (MaC). This recognition comes in the Hype Cycle for Monitoring and Observability and the first ever Hype Cycle for Site Reliability Engineering. It's a big deal for us, and here's why it should matter to you, too.