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APM With Prometheus and Grafana on Kubernetes Ingress

While monitoring is an important part of any robust application deployment, it can also seem overwhelming to get a full application performance monitoring (APM) stack deployed. In this post, we’ll see how operating a Kubernetes environment using the open-source Kong Ingress Controller can simplify this seemingly daunting task! You’ll learn how to use Prometheus and Grafana on Kubernetes Ingress to simplify APM setup.

APM with Prometheus and Grafana on Kubernetes Ingress

In this video, we’ll see how operating a Kubernetes environment using Kong Ingress Controller, Prometheus and Grafana can simplify the daunting task of getting full application performance monitoring up and running. Want to learn more about Kong Ingress Controller? Join us at Kong Summit (Sept 28-30), the biggest event for API practitioners.

How to Power Rapid Transformation in Financial Services with Snowflake | Snowflake Summit 2021

There has never been a greater need to rapidly transform and innovate to stay ahead of the competition. In this session, join Snowflake customers Western Union, Goldman Sachs, and FINOS as well as partner Deloitte to learn about how the Data Cloud is powering financial services firms.

Rollbar Tip of the Day: Item status & Severity level

Control the state and priority level of your incoming items, and learn how you can quickly act upon them via Slack! Rollbar is the leading continuous code improvement platform that proactively discovers, predicts, and remediates errors with real-time AI-assisted workflows. With Rollbar, developers continually improve their code and constantly innovate rather than spending time monitoring, investigating, and debugging.

Amazing new features in N|Solid V4.6.0.

We are very excited at NodeSource with the arrival of N|Solid Version 4.6.0. 🚀 In this release you will find a bunch of cool functionalities that will make your life as a developer and software team, easier. With even greater precision you will be able to monitor your Node.js projects better than ever!

Considerations to Make When Running a Load Test

Load testing isn’t an engineer’s favorite task. Every setup choice made during performance testing will yield varying results. The chosen load test protocol is the difference between an application that performs well under most circumstances and one that buckles at hidden stress points. Yet failing to run adequate tests isn’t an option when dealing with a complex API architecture. Needless to say, all your load testing options must be carefully evaluated.

What is a Data Source?

“Without big data analytics, companies are blind and deaf, wandering out onto the web like deer on a freeway.” That’s according to the author and consultant Geoffrey Moore. It’s an unsettling thought given that data and analytics are shifting from a secondary activity to a core business function. So what can companies do to gather and harness all of this information? The below guide discusses data sources and their role in informing decision-making.