Monitoring and Observability Resources for Engineers

In-Depth Understanding of Vector Search for RAG and Generative AI Applications

Learn how to enhance LLMs with RAG using vector-based search and embeddings for more accurate responses, featuring tools like Azure AI Search.

August 20, 2024

by Mohammed Talib

· 9,277 Views · 7 Likes

Construct Azure Shared Access Signature URL to Download File From Azure Blob Storage

Learn how to construct an Azure Shared Access Signature URL to download a particular file from the Azure Blob Storage container.

August 20, 2024

by Chaitanya Kapure

· 6,176 Views · 1 Like

Understanding PolyBase and External Stages: Making Informed Decisions for Data Querying

Explore the differences and strengths of PolyBase and Snowflake external tables to optimize data querying strategies and achieve efficient data integration.

August 19, 2024

by Harshavardhan Yedla

· 5,226 Views · 2 Likes

A Hands-On Guide to OpenTelemetry: Visualizing Instrumentation for Developers Using Jaeger

This article continues the journey by learning the first steps developers can take with visualizing instrumentation using Jaeger on their observability journey.

August 15, 2024

by Eric D. Schabell

CORE

· 5,000 Views · 4 Likes

Essential Guidelines for Building Optimized ETL Data Pipelines in the Cloud With Azure Data Factory

Discover how to optimize Azure Data Factory pipelines by selecting the right activities and managing resources for reliable data processing.

August 14, 2024

by Aravind Nuthalapati

CORE

· 37,696 Views · 5 Likes

Enhance Your Communication Strategy: Deliver Multimedia Messages With AWS Pinpoint

Incorporate AWS Pinpoint in communication microservice to send multimedia messages with attachments like images and PDFs.

August 14, 2024

by Amol Gote

CORE

· 8,028 Views · 5 Likes

A Hands-On Guide to OpenTelemetry: Programmatic Instrumentation for Developers

Continue the journey into a guide on OpenTelemetry by learning the first steps to take with programmatic instrumentation.

August 13, 2024

by Eric D. Schabell

CORE

· 5,238 Views · 5 Likes

DynamoDB: How to Move Out

Cover specific characteristics related to DynamoDB migrations and strategies employed to integrate with and migrate data seamlessly to other databases.

August 12, 2024

by Felipe Mendes

· 6,568 Views · 4 Likes

OpenTelemetry Tracing on Spring Boot: Java Agent vs. Micrometer Tracing

In this post, compare three different ways to utilize OpenTelemtry Tracing and Spring Boot components: Java agent v1, Java agent v2, and Micrometer Tracing.

August 12, 2024

by Nicolas Fränkel

· 11,861 Views · 3 Likes

10 Kubernetes Cost Optimization Techniques

In this article, learn 10 ways to drive down Kubernetes costs, whether you are adopting a new architecture or optimizing an existing environment.

August 7, 2024

by Andromeda Booth

· 9,679 Views · 5 Likes

Enhancing Java Application Logging: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn Java logging best practices: use proper log levels, include unique IDs for trackability, and secure logs to avoid sensitive data exposure.

August 7, 2024

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 11,632 Views · 9 Likes

Scaling Prometheus With Thanos

Learn how to scale Prometheus using Thanos for long-term storage, global view metrics, and improved performance in large-scale Kubernetes environments.

August 5, 2024

by Ritesh Sonawane

· 4,172 Views · 5 Likes

Harnessing the Power of AWS Aurora for Scalable and Reliable Databases

Delve into the benefits of AWS Aurora and explore a real-life example of how it is used in an online social media platform.

August 5, 2024

by Vijay Panwar

CORE

· 3,912 Views · 3 Likes

Software Testing Errors to Look Out For (With Examples)

Explore the main purposes of software testing, which include identifying errors, deficiencies, or missing requirements with respect to actual requirements.

August 2, 2024

by Amir Ali

· 3,398 Views · 1 Like

Plot Your REST Endpoints Using grafana-infinity-datasource

Plotting straight from the database is convenient, but is not always the case. Sometimes you might need something more complex that your API can support.

July 31, 2024

by Emmanouil Gkatziouras

CORE

· 6,415 Views · 2 Likes

Outlier Identification in Continuous Data Streams With Z-Score and Modified Z-Score in a Moving Window

How do you spot outliers in continuous data streams? Learn to catch network performance hiccups effortlessly using z-score and modified z-score.

July 31, 2024

by Maksim Kupriianov

· 35,277 Views · 45 Likes

A Hands-On Guide to OpenTelemetry: Better Tracing With Automatic Instrumentation

This article continues the journey by learning the first steps in generating better tracing with automatic instrumentation.

July 30, 2024

by Eric D. Schabell

CORE

· 4,294 Views · 4 Likes

Monitoring and Troubleshooting Serverless Applications

Are you struggling to monitor serverless applications? Explore serverless monitoring tools to help you track and troubleshoot serverless apps.

July 30, 2024

by Ila Bandhiya

· 7,597 Views · 6 Likes

Application-Level Tracing: The Good, the Bad, and the Alternative

Traditional app-level tracing was good up until a certain level. For complex troubleshooting, live debugging is taking the first seat in modern observability.

July 29, 2024

by Eran Kinsbruner

· 2,812 Views · 4 Likes

Implementing and Deploying a Real-Time AI-Powered Chatbot With Serverless Architecture

Build a real-time AI chatbot using AWS Lambda for the backend and a simple HTML/JavaScript frontend.

July 29, 2024

by Neha Dhaliwal

· 4,879 Views · 3 Likes

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