Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Data Center VXLAN Overlay Visibility at Scale

VXLAN overlays bring flexibility to modern data centers, but they also hide what operators most need to see: true host-to-host and service-to-service traffic. Kentik restores that visibility by decoding VXLAN from sFlow, exposing both overlay endpoints and underlay paths in a single view without the cost and complexity of pervasive packet capture — the result: faster troubleshooting, smarter capacity planning, and confident operations at scale.

Public vs private status pages [cost analysis, security, compliance, and more]

When your service goes down at 3 AM, how do you communicate with your customers? This question keeps DevOps teams and customer success managers awake at night, and for good reason. The way you handle incident communication can make the difference between retaining customer trust and watching it evaporate. Status pages have become the standard solution for incident communication, but there's a critical decision every organization faces: should your status page be public or private?

Startup GPU Hacks: Max Performance, Min Cost

Running a startup means every resource counts, especially when it comes to expensive GPUs. In this video, we break down proven GPU hacks to help you get maximum AI performance at minimum cost. Learn how to choose the right hardware, use pre-trained models, leverage quantization, adopt CPU-efficient frameworks, and make the most of affordable GPU providers. Whether you’re prototyping, training, or deploying AI models, these strategies will help you deliver big results without a big budget.

Elastic wins 2025 Google Cloud DORA Award for Architecting for the Future with AI

Applying DORA principles to improve software delivery and operational performance with Google Cloud We’re thrilled to announce that Elastic has been honored with the 2025 Google Cloud DORA Award for Architecting for the Future with AI. Google Cloud DORA awards recognize organizations that have demonstrated significant advancements by applying DORA principles to improve their software delivery and operational performance with Google Cloud.

Site Reliability Engineering vs DevOps: Which Approach Fits Your Organization?

Choosing between Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps can feel like picking between two similar but distinct philosophies. Both aim to improve software delivery and system reliability, but they take different paths to get there. Understanding these differences helps you make an informed decision about which approach aligns best with your organization's goals, culture, and technical needs.

Amazon Kinesis Pricing Explained: A 2025 Guide

Kinesis is an Amazon Web Services (AWS) product that collects, processes, and analyzes streaming data in real-time. It can process streaming video, audio, IoT data, application logs, and other data as it arrives from thousands of unique sources, unlike technologies like Hadoop, which utilize batch processing (waiting for a complete dataset to arrive before processing and analyzing it).

How to Protect Your Savings with a Precious Metals Investment Plan

A precious metals investment plan offers a practical way to protect savings from inflation and uncertain markets. Many investors look for ways to strengthen their portfolios when traditional accounts feel shaky or the economy seems unpredictable. Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium can serve as a shield against the ups and downs of stocks and other paper assets.