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In virtual desktop environments, visibility into common employee experience problems has traditionally been limited. In most virtual desktop scenarios, what’s really being delivered is an instance of Windows with a collection of Windows applications, including a browser to access various SaaS applications. EUC teams have been managing these environments for years, so this should be easy, right?

Lambda has a size limit of 6MB on request and response payloads for synchronous invocations. This affects API functions and how much data you are able to send and receive from a Lambda-backed API endpoint. I have previously written about several workarounds on the request payload limit. But sometimes you also need to return a payload bigger than 6MB. For example, PDF or image files.

Data streaming is the backbone of so many technologies we rely on daily. Endless data sources that generate continuous data streams. Dashboards, logs and even streaming music to power our days. Data streaming has become critical for organizations to get important business insights — when you can get more data from more data sources, you might have better information to run your business. This article explains data streaming, including: Let’s get started!

When it comes to getting to the root of a performance problem, nothing beats the lightning-fast speed and precision of Application Performance Management (APM). But choosing between New Relic and Scout can be like navigating a labyrinth of options and considerations. With New Relic, you'll get a top-of-the-line tool that's perfect for some situations, while Scout's streamlined approach fits like a glove in others.

As more organizations adopt cloud-based services like Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), it becomes increasingly important to monitor and manage the performance and reliability of these services. If you’re using AKS today, then Grafana Cloud provides the flexibility, performance, and visualizations you need to monitor your distributed applications.