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Key metrics for monitoring Pivotal Cloud Foundry

In the first part of this series, we outlined the different components of a Pivotal Cloud Foundry deployment and how they work together to host and run applications. In this article we will look at some of the most important metrics that PCF operators should monitor. These metrics provide information that can help you ensure that the deployment is running smoothly, that it has enough capacity to meet demand, and that the applications hosted on it are healthy.

Pivotal Cloud Foundry architecture

Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) is a multi-cloud platform for the deployment, management, and continuous delivery of applications, containers, and functions. PCF is a distribution of the open source Cloud Foundry developed and maintained by Pivotal Software, Inc. PCF is aimed at enterprise users and offers additional features and services—from Pivotal and from other third parties—for installing and operating Cloud Foundry as well as to expand its capabilities and make it easier to use.

Is observability good for our brain? How about post-mortems?

Your software stack likely consists of web servers, search engines, queues, databases, etc. Each part of your stack emits its own metrics and logs. Depending on the size of your team and structure, different team members might have permissions to look at one set of data, but not the other. Some data is needed for troubleshooting and can be discarded after just a few days, while more important data might need to be kept for months for legal or capacity planning purposes.

How StatusHub Complements and Extends Your Incident Management Process?

Although the main focus of StatusHub is incident communication, it compliments each 5 activities of Incident Management: Identification, Categorization, Prioritization, Response and Communication with the user community through the life of the incident.

AWS CloudWatch Configuration Guide: Getting Started

If you remember getting an Erector Set as a kid, I’m sorry. In a stocking full of toy building systems, an Erector Set is the proverbial lump of coal. The instructions are complicated, and the pieces are made of metal, connected together with tiny screws. Few children have ever completed one of these sets successfully.

Introduction to Kubernetes Network Policy with Use Cases

In Kubernetes, Network Policy allows you to define a policy determining what traffic is allowed to flow to and from specific workloads. By default, Kubernetes permits ingress and egress traffic to and from all pods in a namespace. Without correct configuration your risk of a significant security breach is high. Attend this webinar and learn best practices in configuring Kubernetes network security.

Kubernetes Security Considerations for IDS/IPS in the age of TLS v1.3

TLS v1.3 introduces several new security improvements over TLS 1.2 but some of these enhancements have an impact on network-based security solutions such as IDS/IPS. While the goal is to enhance the overall security at the application level, there are a few scenarios that are not easily solved when introducing the new technology, especially in Kubernetes environments. Watch this webinar to learn about security and compliance considerations for Kubernetes when implementing TLS v1.3.