It is an old cliche adage, but there is no better statement than “a picture is worth a thousand words” that explains the effectiveness of visuals to deliver a message. Especially, in the data domain where a raw message often exists in numbers, visualizing graphs and charts is the best way to share information. When it comes to visualizing metrics from Graphite, there is no solution that can beat Grafana.
Kubernetes is now the de-facto standard for container orchestration. With more and more organizations adopting Kubernetes, it is essential that we get our fundamental ops-infra in place before any migration. In this post, we will learn about leveraging Jenkins and Spinnaker to roll out new versions of your application across different Kubernetes clusters.
Container technologies have revolutionized the field of software development. By using containers, you can bundle together an application's source code with its libraries, dependencies, and configurations, ensuring that it runs predictably and reliably on different machines. But how can you be sure that your containers are running smoothly once deployed? That's where container monitoring tools like cAdvisor come in. Below, we'll go over what cAdvisor is and the different use cases for cAdvisor.
Recently we updated our infrastructure. We wanted to discuss the updates we have done to show why we think it is important to keep our infrastructure up to date. Updating infrastructure is critical because it provides more security and improved speeds.
In today's hyper-connected world, cyber threats are an ever-present challenge that organizations of all sizes must face. With cybercriminals becoming increasingly advanced, prioritizing monitoring and managing your firewalls to safeguard your digital assets has never been more critical. This article aims to comprehensively understand five essential firewall monitoring best practices to fortify your network and protect your valuable data.
Memory databases are known for their ability to store and manage large volumes of data in memory. Their memory-based architecture allows users to quickly retrieve critical information and benefit from performant data reading. Thanks to these characteristics, businesses use memory databases for various applications that require prompt data access playing a vital role within their digital resources.
In the modern business landscape, the recent surge in cloud computing has become a game-changer, fundamentally altering how organizations manage their IT infrastructure. As businesses increasingly embrace digital transformation, migrating services and applications to the cloud has emerged as a crucial factor in guaranteeing scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency.
The NGINX Error 502 Bad Gateway is a common error among website users. There are various possible reasons for this error and different ways to solve it. In this article, we will look at the main possible causes and how they can be solved by users and web developers. Use MetricFire's platform to analyze your system’s performance and troubleshoot errors.
Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices and technologies have penetrated into our life. Nowadays, we can easily find IoT devices around us. Home appliance manufacturers produce IoT products for smart homes. Car makers invest in smart vehicles that can communicate with other smart cars and IoT objects nearby. Governments allocate huge resources to build smart cities with IoT technologies to improve the quality of life for people and promote economic growth.
Before we dive into the specifics of each alternative to Datadog, let's address the most critical point: scaling. Datadog is great for users who need to do a little bit of everything, but Datadog's biggest weakness is scaling. Datadog can do logs, APM, time series and more, but scaling time-series metrics, alerts, and servers will cause your monthly bill to escalate. The graph below shows what you pay at Datadog vs. MetricFire, a leading competitor.
