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Stories, guides, and lessons from the world of observability

How OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation Works

How OpenTelemetry Auto-Instrumentation Works

OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation uses runtime hooks and agents to collect telemetry without code changes—covering most modern stacks.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

How to Scale Prometheus APM for Modern Applications

How to Scale Prometheus APM for Modern Applications

Learn how to scale Prometheus APM for growing systems with practical strategies to keep queries fast and monitoring efficient.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Observability vs. Visibility: What's the Difference?

Observability vs. Visibility: What's the Difference?

Understand observability vs visibility: visibility shows current states, while observability uncovers why systems act the way they do.

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Faiz Shaikh

Faiz Shaikh

OTel Naming Best Practices for Spans, Attributes, and Metrics

OTel Updates: Naming Best Practices for Spans, Attributes, and Metrics

Understand how to name spans, attributes, and metrics in OpenTelemetry for consistent, queryable, and reliable observability data.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Docker Daemon Logs: How to Find, Read, and Use Them

Docker Daemon Logs: How to Find, Read, and Use Them

Learn where to find Docker daemon logs, how to read them, and use them for troubleshooting, monitoring, and auditing.

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Faiz Shaikh

Faiz Shaikh

Top 11 Java APM Tools: A Comprehensive Comparison

Top 11 Java APM Tools: A Comprehensive Comparison

Compare 11 top Java APM tools, from open-source options to enterprise platforms, and find the best fit for your applications.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Monitor Kubernetes Hosts with OpenTelemetry

Monitor Kubernetes Hosts with OpenTelemetry

Monitor Kubernetes hosts with OpenTelemetry to track CPU, memory, disk, and network usage alongside your app telemetry.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Key APM Metrics You Must Track

Key APM Metrics You Must Track

Understand key APM metrics like response time, error rates, throughput, and resource usage to keep your applications reliable and fast.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

How to Connect Jaeger with Your APM

How to Connect Jaeger with Your APM

Learn how to connect Jaeger with your APM to combine tracing and performance monitoring for deeper system visibility.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi