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Unity Exception Handling: A Beginner's Guide

Exceptions are the outcomes you do not usually expect in your application. But as a developer, expecting the unexpected is essential to capture exceptions and handle them appropriately. Exception handling is not only applicable to web development projects but also to Unity applications. This article brings everything you need to know as a beginner to Unity exception handling, including methods to handle exceptions, when to use them, and how to manage exceptions easier using distributed logging.

Python Performance Testing: A Comprehensive Guide

The following guest post addresses how to improve your services’s performance with Sentry and other application profilers for Python. Check out this post to learn more about application profiling and Sentry’s upcoming mobile application profiling offering. We’re making intentional investments in performance monitoring to make sure we give you all the context to help you solve what’s urgent faster.

A Deeper Dive into Machine Learning at Splunk

A typical bit of feedback I have had during my time at Splunk is that the Splunk Machine Learning Toolkit (MLTK) looks nice and all, but how are we supposed to get started using it? Choosing the right technique, let alone the right algorithm can be a daunting task for those who are unfamiliar with machine learning (ML). We’ve been thinking long and hard about how we can help offer more prescriptive introductions into using ML at Splunk and I’m pleased to present our set of MLTK deep dives.

10+ Best MongoDB Monitoring Tools and Services [2022 Comparison]

MongoDB is a cross-platform NoSQL database that uses JSON-like documents with optional schema to store data. It was designed for high availability, high performance for high-data persistance use cases, and automatic scaling. Of course, all with the right infrastructure in mind. It is usually a good choice for document-oriented use cases when you need quick prototyping or massive scale. With the massive scale comes massive traffic, though.

3 Trade-offs to Consider When Deploying Apache Kafka in the Cloud

Maximizing the value of streaming data requires carefully navigating operational tradeoffs when developing and managing cloud native applications. Organizations that are rapidly producing and processing high volumes of data — like Netflix, Salesforce, Shopify and even the United States Postal Service (USPS), are constantly applying and testing new methods to manage the complexity of data streaming in the cloud.

Validate your skills with our new Datadog Certification Program

The Datadog platform has evolved to meet the needs of organizations that are investing in cloud-based solutions and modernizations. These organizations need professionals that are highly skilled and understand how to get the most out of the Datadog platform. With our suite of products, features, and tools in mind, we wanted to offer a path for individuals to demonstrate their knowledge of our best-in-class monitoring platform and their understanding of observability best practices.