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OpenTelemetry API vs SDK: Understanding the Architecture

OpenTelemetry API vs SDK: Understanding the Architecture

Understand how the OpenTelemetry API and SDK work together, clean instrumentation in code, and flexible data processing in configuration.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
APM Logs: How to Get Started for Faster Debugging

APM Logs: How to Get Started for Faster Debugging

Understand how APM logs connect metrics, traces, and events to speed up debugging and uncover root causes faster.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi

Your Apps Are Green. Your Infrastructure Is Dying.

Infra problems hide behind green dashboards. Discover Infrastructure monitors K8s and hosts from the same telemetry—unified visibility, AI-powered debugging.

Nishant Modak
Nishant Modak
A Detailed Guide to Azure Kubernetes Service Monitoring

A Detailed Guide to Azure Kubernetes Service Monitoring

Track the right AKS metrics, integrate with Azure Monitor, and optimize dashboards for reliable, cost-efficient Kubernetes operations.

Faiz Shaikh
Faiz Shaikh

Your APIs Are Green. Your Background Jobs Are Dying.

Background jobs fail silently while your APIs look healthy. Discover Jobs gives async operations the same deep visibility as APIs—automatic detection, operation-level debugging.

Nishant Modak
Nishant Modak
What is Real User Monitoring

What is Real User Monitoring

Understand how Real User Monitoring captures real user interactions to reveal true app performance, errors, and user experience patterns.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi

The Service Discovery Problem Every Developer Knows (But Pretends Doesn't Exist)

New services deploy faster than you can track them. Discover Services auto-discovers your entire architecture from traces—convention over configuration. No manual catalogs.

Nishant Modak
Nishant Modak
Top 12 LogicMonitor Alternatives for Developers in 2025

Top 12 LogicMonitor Alternatives for Developers in 2025

LogicMonitor fits traditional infra, but for microservices, high-cardinality data, and Kubernetes, these 12 alternatives work better.

Faiz Shaikh
Faiz Shaikh
Top 7 Application Performance Monitoring Tools

Top 13 Application Performance Monitoring Tools

Discover 7 reliable APM tools that help you monitor performance, spot issues early, and keep your applications running without surprises.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi