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In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, Application Performance Monitoring (APM) has become a critical component for DevOps teams striving to maintain high-performing, reliable applications. This comprehensive guide explores everything modern DevOps teams need to know about implementing and optimizing their APM strategy.

This post was written by Martin Thwaites and Vivian Lobo. The OpenTelemetry Collector is an exceptional solution for proxying and enhancing telemetry, but it’s also great for generating telemetry from machines too. In this post, we’ll go through a basic, opinionated setup of using the OpenTelemetry Collector to extract metrics and logs from a Windows server.

In Java programming, lambda expressions or Java one-liners have become widely adopted practices for writing concise and expressive code. These compact, anonymous functions introduce functional programming concepts to Java, streamlining operations on collections, simplifying data manipulation, and enhancing code readability. Introduced in Java 8, lambda expressions are designed to represent blocks of executable code.

The 2025 cloud computing landscape presents a diverse array of options beyond DigitalOcean's familiar waters. As businesses outgrow basic cloud solutions, they're discovering platforms that better match their evolving needs. From startups seeking cost-effective scaling to enterprises demanding robust security features, today's cloud providers offer specialized solutions for every use case.

Logging in Golang is an essential aspect of software development, as it helps developers monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze the behavior of their applications.

eBPF enhances observability by providing deep insights into system performance and security with minimal overhead, ideal for modern, distributed systems.

Effective Kafka observability is crucial for tracking performance, ensuring reliability, and troubleshooting issues in complex, distributed systems.

Digital businesses constantly confront challenges in ensuring top application performance and a positive user experience. System outages, delays in response, and service interruptions can greatly affect revenue and customer satisfaction. Dynatrace meets these challenges with smart monitoring and automated problem-solving.

Like the fit your friend got on ASOS? There’s a good chance Grafana Cloud had something to do with that. Each year, more than 20 million customers come to the UK-based online retailer to fill their digital carts, and they expect a seamless online experience as they shop and check out. ASOS can consistently provide that with the help of Grafana Cloud. “There are alerts set up for many of our customer-facing journeys,” said Dylan Morley, Lead Principal Engineer at ASOS.