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The Sound of Code: Instrument with OpenTelemetry - Civo Navigate NA 2023

Join Henrik Rexed in this insightful talk as he explores "The Sound of Code" and demonstrates how to instrument your code with OpenTelemetry for improved observability. penTelemetry enables the generation of traces, metrics, and logs, providing valuable insights into application performance and troubleshooting in production environments. The talk covers the components of OpenTelemetry, how to customize telemetry data, and the importance of context in observability solutions.

Efficient Kubernetes Cluster Management: Building Infrastructure-Agnostic Clusters with Cluster API

With the widespread adoption of Kubernetes, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) ecosystem has evolved to include projects that address the challenges of using a container orchestrator system. One such challenge is managing and deploying clusters, which can become complex as organizations scale their Kubernetes requirements. Fortunately, Cluster API (CAPI) provides a solution.

Best Practices for implementing DevOps in Organizations

Are you curious about DevOps and how it’s transforming the world of technology? Look no further! In this blog, we will dive into the fascinating world of DevOps and explore its significance and need in today’s fast-paced digital landscape. From its definition and importance to real-world examples of epic fails and their solutions, we’ll cover it all. So, grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s embark on this DevOps journey together!

Integrating Calico statistics with Prometheus

Metrics are important for a microservices application running on Kubernetes because they provide visibility into the health and performance of the application. This visibility can be used to troubleshoot problems, optimize the application, and ensure that it is meeting its SLAs. Some of the challenges that metrics solve for microservices applications running on Kubernetes include: Calico is the most adopted technology for Kubernetes networking and security.

Managing Kubernetes Log Data at Scale | Civo Navigate NA 2023

In this talk by Matt Miller from Edge Deltas, we delve into the world of managing Kubernetes log data at a significant scale. Matt breaks down different strategies for handling log data, including Kubernetes native tools, persistent storage, open-source log collection, and using centralized log vendors. He explores the benefits and drawbacks of each approach, particularly focusing on the challenges of scalability and cost when dealing with large volumes of data. Matt also shares insights on how to optimize data management using an intelligent edge-first approach.

VMware Tanzu Application Service and MySQL: Better Together

VMware SQL with MySQL for Tanzu Application Service is a top choice for customers seeking a multi-cloud, easy-to-use, on demand MySQL service for enterprise applications. Customers who have adopted our solution affectionately refer to it as MySQL tile. Our solution provides tangible benefits over open source and third-party offerings for the VMware Tanzu Application Service platform. To call out a few.

Container Security Fundamentals - Linux Namespaces (Part 4): The User Namespace

In this video we continue our examination of Linux namespaces by looking at some details of how the user namespace can be used to de-couple the user ID inside a container from the user ID on the host, allowing a container to run as the root user without the risks of being root on the host. To learn more, read our blog on Datadog’s Security Labs site.