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AppDynamics Cloud is now Cloud Native Application Observability, powered by the Cisco Full-Stack Observability Platform

AppDynamics Cloud is now Cloud Native Application Observability powered by Cisco Full-Stack Observability (FSO) Platform. With Cisco FSO Platform extensibility, the introduction of new modules will extend observability use cases supported by Cloud Native Application Observability. In addition, we are expanding our Multi-Cloud Observability strategy to include visibility into Google Cloud Platform with this release.

How to Get Full-Stack Visibility for Your Java Applications - A Comprehensive Guide

Just a quick blog to let you know our new whitepaper “How to Get Full-Stack Visibility for Your Java Applications” is now available, download it here: How to Get Full-Stack Visibility for Your Java Applications | White Paper (eginnovations.com).

Troubleshooting a SaaS performance problem with Kentik

Discover how Kentik’s network observability platform aids in troubleshooting SaaS performance problems, offering a detailed view of packet loss, latency, jitter, DNS resolution time, and more. Phil Gervasi explains how to use Kentik’s synthetic testing and State of the Internet service to monitor popular SaaS providers like Microsoft 365.

Architecting Cloud Instrumentation

Architecting cloud instrumentation to secure a complex and diverse enterprise infrastructure is no small feat. Picture this: you have hundreds of virtual machines, some with specialized purposes and tailor-made configurations, thousands of containers with different images, a plethora of exposed endpoints, s3 buckets with both public and private access policies, backend databases that need to be accessed through secure internet gateways, etc.

Take back control of your Monitoring

The challenges in the monitoring world are known widely. We all know about these problems, what they are, and why they are important. While each one of the problems has its own solution, it all boils down to one thing – COST. How do we balance the tradeoffs without worrying about the huge costs of solving these challenges? For high-precision monitoring and observability, you need efficient and high-precision control levers. Take back control of your Monitoring with Levitate - a managed time series data warehouse.

Debunking Misconceptions: Amazon Prime Video's Approach to Microservices and Serverless

This is the second blog in our deep dive series on serverless architectures. In the first installment, we explored the benefits and trade-offs of microservices and serverless architectures, highlighting the case of Amazon Prime Video's architectural redesign for cost optimization.

Observability vs. Monitoring: Understanding the Differences

This post was written by Siddhant Varma. Scroll down to read the author’s bio. Software development isn’t just about building and deploying software. There’s a wide range of operations and activities you need to tackle even after you’ve successfully deployed it. The two most common are observability and monitoring. While they’re similar in a lot of ways, it’s important to understand that they are not exactly the same, and each has its own purpose.

Dashboard Fridays: Antarctic Observation Center

This Antarctic Observation Center dashboard shows important weather data for each of the four key research stations, information on the areas of research that they cover, and the human capacity of each station. Built for fun using the SquaredUp Web API plugin, this dashboard streams data from multiple websites including OpenWeatherMap and the British Antarctic Survey, and combines them into one easy view.