Working on software infrastructure for the sake of infrastructure is rarely a good use of time. That probably sounds obvious, but perhaps the next question is less straightforward: what should engineering platform teams do instead?

If you are a SaaS provider making an application that deals with, say, a health registry or some personal information of the public, you realize how crucial it is to maintain their confidentiality. It is these situations that demand a previous encryption of data followed by a prompt tracing mechanism that finds out the faults right at the moment or prior to its occurrence. And what better way to keep track of your application than tracing?

This is the second of a two-part blog on things to consider when mapping your information architecture. In the first, we shared some tips on how to approach this process based on best practices from the Cortex Customer Engineering team. In this blog, we’ll share how new and existing features in Cortex accelerate creation of a more resilient information architecture.

This article explores the rise of micro apps and microservices, driving faster and lighter software experiences. It discusses monitoring challenges in distributed systems and provides an introduction to monitoring Kubernetes. Learn about the basics, benefits, and differences of micro apps and microservices, along with insights into effective monitoring strategies. Discover MetricFire's monitoring solutions through a free trial.

You may know Pepperdata as the world’s only provider of real-time, autonomous cloud cost optimization. Pepperdata Capacity Optimizer can be installed in under an hour in most enterprise environments and goes to work immediately slashing your cloud costs with our patented resource optimization algorithms.

Just how in demand is serverless computing, really? Popularized by Amazon in 2014, serverless computing had already clinched the title of the highest-growth public cloud service as early as 2018. With its total market value shooting past the USD 9 billion mark in 2022 and projected to hit a jaw-dropping USD 90 billion by 2032, it’s safe to say this relative newcomer is doing quite alright for itself.

The path to engineering excellence has no shortage of tooling for improving developer experience. But what has been missing is an understanding of where to begin. Developed from hundreds of engineering team conversations, the Cortex Engineering Maturity Curve has become a trusted guide for IDP evaluation and onboarding—meeting customers where they’re at for faster time to value.

In modern software engineering, traditional metrics to measure developer productivity cannot accurately measure the quality or efficiency of the development team. So here is an article about the most effective metrics to measure and improve developer productivity.

In this comprehensive guide, a Cortex engineer shares the essential steps in building and implementing a developer homepage. Learn how this feature can streamline the developer’s workflow, funneling important and actionable information to your team members.

Cortex has raised $35m in Series B financing. New investor IVP led the round alongside Craft Ventures, with participation from existing investors Sequoia, Tiger Global, and YCombinator. Cack Wilhelm of IVP joined our board.