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Stop Over-Provisioning for Logs: Deploying OpenObserve on Docker
Ditch the resource-heavy ELK stack. Learn how to deploy OpenObserve on Docker to manage logs, metrics, and traces with incredible speed and minimal RAM usage.
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Database Observability: Connecting SQL Queries to Application Traces with OpenTelemetry
Bridge the gap between application traces and database logs. This guide explains how to use OpenTelemetry and SQLCommenter to inject trace metadata into SQL queries for faster debugging.
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Active Network Service Monitoring with Prometheus Blackbox Exporter: HTTP, TCP, DNS, and ICMP Without Agents
Prometheus Blackbox Exporter lets you actively monitor HTTP endpoints, TCP ports, DNS records, and ICMP connectivity from the outside — no agents or code changes required. This guide covers setup, all four probe types, Prometheus relabeling configuration, and practical production tips from six months of real-world usage.
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Mastering Prometheus Alertmanager: Routing, Grouping, Inhibition, and Smart Alert Delivery to Telegram and PagerDuty
Prometheus Alertmanager's routing, grouping, and inhibition features are what separate functional monitoring from production-grade alerting. This guide walks through configuring a structured alertmanager.yml with team-based routing, noise-reducing grouping, inhibition rules to suppress alert storms, and real integrations with Telegram and PagerDuty.
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Continuous Profiling with Grafana Pyroscope on Kubernetes: Find CPU and Memory Bottlenecks in Production
Grafana Pyroscope brings continuous profiling to Kubernetes, letting you capture CPU and memory flame graphs from production apps around the clock. This guide walks through deploying Pyroscope via Helm, scraping Go apps in pull mode, instrumenting Python with the SDK, and reading flame graphs to find real bottlenecks — no guesswork required.
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Self-Hosting Langfuse: A Hands-On Guide to LLM Observability
Ditch the guesswork in AI development. This production-tested guide shows you how to self-host Langfuse for full LLM observability, tracking everything from RAG latency to token costs.
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Vector in Production: How We Slashed Logging Overhead by 90%
Logstash was costing us thousands in RAM. We switched to Vector and never looked back. A technical deep-dive into high-performance logging with Rust.
Posted inNetworking
Linux Network Performance Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana: A to Z Guide
Learn how to monitor Linux network performance using Prometheus, node_exporter, and Grafana. This guide covers installation, key PromQL queries for TCP retransmits and packet drops, Grafana dashboard setup, and production alerting rules — based on real-world experience tracking down silent network saturation issues.
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Comprehensive Observability in DevOps: A Guide to OpenTelemetry
This guide demonstrates how to implement comprehensive observability in DevOps using OpenTelemetry. Learn to unify traces, metrics, and logs for faster incident response and a deeper understanding of your distributed systems, complete with practical code examples.
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Optimizing Microservices Management on Kubernetes with Istio Service Mesh: A 6-Month Production Review
Six months of running Istio Service Mesh in production showed us its true value for managing Kubernetes microservices. This tutorial walks you through installation, configuring traffic, bolstering security, and using powerful monitoring tools to truly understand your applications.