Monitoring and Observability Resources for Engineers

Configure Bitbucket Webhook to Trigger Jenkins Builds on AWS EC2

In this tutorial, learn how to trigger Jenkins builds on an AWS EC2 machine with each code commit in your BitBucket repository.

August 4, 2017

by Ajitesh Kumar

· 19,300 Views · 3 Likes

Run Process Debug Tools in Containers, But Install Nothing

Learn how to debug your processes in containers using the tool of your choice, without having to install the tools. Here you'll find three container debugging methods.

August 2, 2017

by Denny Zhang

· 10,431 Views · 2 Likes

AWS System Blueprint for a Startup

Considering a mobile start-up? Then let's see how AWS's cloud infrastructure can help you with your messaging and scaling needs.

July 28, 2017

by Gaurav Gupta

· 18,400 Views · 24 Likes

Akka Monitoring: Telemetry OpenTracing

This look at Lightbend's OpenTracing displays how you can monitor and trace your Akka actors and visualize that data with Zipkin or Jaeger.

July 27, 2017

by Hugh McKee

· 9,196 Views · 5 Likes

Azure Resource Policies (Part 1): Built-In Policies

RBAC is fine for basic access, but Azure's resource policies give you fine-tuned control with what users can do with that access.

Updated July 25, 2017

by Sam Cogan

· 5,808 Views · 2 Likes

Running Code With Spring Cloud Function on AWS Lambda

Spring Cloud Function is here! Let's get a simple function working with the serverless titan that is AWS Lambda and API Gateway.

July 22, 2017

by Gyula Lakatos

· 52,145 Views · 27 Likes

Faking Azure AD Identity in ASP.NET Core Unit Tests

Unit testing ASP.NET apps that use Microsoft Azure AD usually means working with an authenticated user. Here's how to make one for your tests.

July 21, 2017

by Gunnar Peipman

· 5,895 Views · 1 Like

How to Use Grafana to Monitor JMeter Non-GUI Results - Part 2

In this article, you'll learn a few easy ways to monitor your JMeter results using Grafana, an open-source analytics and monitoring tool.

July 19, 2017

by Yuri Bushnev

· 21,821 Views · 2 Likes

Building Serverless on AWS Lambda

Here we see the benefits of serverless computing when deploying APIs to the cloud, focusing on AWS' offering, Lambda, working with other services.

July 14, 2017

by Piotr Mińkowski

· 11,015 Views · 9 Likes

Hooking Up MuleSoft and AWS, Part 1: Amazon Athena

In Part 1 of this AWS/Mule tutorial series, learn how to integrate Amazon Web Services' Amazon Athena with flows in MuleSoft.

July 10, 2017

by Yasir Siraj

· 10,092 Views · 3 Likes

Quick Tip: Debug XmlSerializer Errors

Serialization and deserialization can be a bit of a black box. We look at how to find out what's happening during the serialization/deserialization process.

July 4, 2017

by Jonathan Danylko

· 6,824 Views · 1 Like

Monitoring DC/OS Nodes and Containers With cAdvisor, InfluxDB, and Grafana

Learn how to install and configure a DC/OS monitoring stack with cAdvisor, InfluxDB, and Grafana to gather, export, store, and display detailed metrics.

June 30, 2017

by Fernando Sanchez

· 6,222 Views · 1 Like

Choosing the Right Containerization and Cluster Management Tool

This comprehensive breakdown of ECS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, Kubernetes, DC/OS, and Rancher compare their pros and cons so you don't have to.

Updated June 29, 2017

by Slava Koltovich

· 18,909 Views · 8 Likes

Creating a Gossip-Based Kubernetes Cluster on AWS

The latest version of Kops promises a DNS-free way of setting up Kubernetes clusters, using a gossip-based approach to discover nodes.

June 28, 2017

by Arun Gupta

· 10,878 Views · 5 Likes

Learn how to better protect your users and yourself by using Single Sign ON login to authenticate passwords and user IDs.

June 22, 2017

by Prosper Otemuyiwa

· 72,074 Views · 8 Likes

Monitoring the Weather With InfluxDB and Grafana (and a Bunch of Arduinos)

Learn how one weather and IoT enthusiast built a weather station with Arduinos to measure temperature, humidity, and more.

June 22, 2017

by Tom O'connor

· 23,154 Views · 7 Likes

GNU Code Coverage on Embedded Targets

Code coverage IN SPACE! Well, FOR space. Here's how to ensure code coverage testing on embedded devices using free tools with the confidence to go into space.

June 20, 2017

by Erich Styger

· 10,840 Views · 3 Likes

3 Easy Ways to Monitor JMeter Non-GUI Test Results

Learn how to start monitoring your non-GUI tests in a few steps: through out-of-the-box logs, via Taurus, and through the BlazeMeter cloud.

June 16, 2017

by Yuri Bushnev

· 16,509 Views · 1 Like

API Testing With Postman Collections in AWS CodePipeline

Learn how to setup an AWS CodePipeline to run Postman collections for testing REST APIs with AWS CodeCommit and CodeBuild.

June 16, 2017

by Unmesh Gundecha

· 14,642 Views · 3 Likes

How to Install the ELK Stack on Azure

Want to switch to the ELK Stack for your logging? Even better, want to get it running on your Azure cloud? This guide will walk you through setting up each component.

June 13, 2017

by PJ Hagerty

· 12,678 Views · 3 Likes

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