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Anjali Udasi

Helping to make the tech a little less intimidating. I love breaking down complex concepts into easy-to-understand terms.

Kubernetes Alternatives: Top Options to Explore in 2024

Kubernetes Alternatives: Top Options to Explore in 2024

Explore the best Kubernetes alternatives for 2024, from Docker Swarm to AWS ECS, and find the perfect fit for your container orchestration needs.

Anjali Udasi

Datadog vs Dynatrace: A Comprehensive Comparison

Datadog vs Dynatrace: A Comprehensive Comparison

Compare Datadog and Dynatrace to find the right observability solution for your team, balancing flexibility, scalability, and automation.

Anjali Udasi

Grafana and Docker: A Simple Way to Monitor Everything

Grafana and Docker: A Simple Way to Monitor Everything

Grafana and Docker make monitoring effortless with easy deployment, scalability, and isolation, helping you track data efficiently in any environment.

Anjali Udasi

Top 10 Docker Alternatives: Cost, Performance & Use Cases

Top 10 Docker Alternatives: Cost, Performance & Use Cases

Explore the top 10 Docker alternatives, comparing cost, performance, and use cases to find the best solution for your containerization needs.

Anjali Udasi

LLM Observability: Importance, Best Practices, and Steps

LLM Observability: Importance, Best Practices, and Steps

LLM observability is key to ensuring model performance. Learn its importance, best practices, and actionable steps for optimal results and reliability.

Anjali Udasi

MongoDB vs Elasticsearch: Key Differences Explained

MongoDB vs Elasticsearch: Key Differences Explained

Learn the key differences between MongoDB and Elasticsearch, and understand when to use each for your database and search needs.

Anjali Udasi

API Monitoring: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers

API Monitoring: A Comprehensive Guide for Developers

Learn how to keep your APIs running smoothly! From tracking performance to boosting reliability, this guide has everything developers need.

Ujjwal Goyal, Anjali Udasi

A Beginner's Guide to GCP Monitoring

A Beginner's Guide to GCP Monitoring

Learn how to monitor and optimize your GCP resources effortlessly. Simplify performance tracking and keep your services running smoothly.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

How AWS Step Functions Work for Serverless Apps

How AWS Step Functions Work for Serverless Apps

AWS Step Functions coordinate serverless workflows, integrating AWS services with visual state machines for scalable, resilient applications.

Ujjwal Goyal, Anjali Udasi

Fluentd vs Fluent Bit – A Comprehensive Overview

Fluentd vs Fluent Bit – A Comprehensive Overview

Fluentd vs Fluent Bit: Discover the key differences, use cases, and how to choose the right tool for your log processing needs.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

Top 5 Open Source SIEM Tools for Security Monitoring

Top 5 Open Source SIEM Tools for Security Monitoring

Explore open-source SIEM tools to enhance your security monitoring. Learn about features, deployment, and how they compare to commercial solutions.

Anjali Udasi

Kubernetes CPU Throttling: What It Is and How to Avoid It

Kubernetes CPU Throttling: What It Is and How to Avoid It

Kubernetes CPU throttling can slow down your apps. Learn what it is, why it happens, and how to avoid it for better performance.

Anjali Udasi

Full-Stack Observability for Better Application Performance

Full-Stack Observability for Better Application Performance

Achieve better application performance with full-stack observability, gaining real-time insights to troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance user experience.

Anjali Udasi

Filebeat vs Logstash: Key Differences for Your Logging Needs

Filebeat vs Logstash: Key Differences for Your Logging Needs

Explore the key differences between Filebeat and Logstash to choose the right tool for your logging setup and optimize performance.

Anjali Udasi

Kibana vs Grafana: Key Differences and Use Cases

Kibana vs Grafana: Key Differences and Use Cases

Kibana and Grafana offer unique strengths: Kibana excels in log analysis, while Grafana shines in time-series data and infrastructure monitoring.

Anjali Udasi

Crontab Logs: Track, Debug, and Optimize Your Cron Jobs

Crontab Logs: Track, Debug, and Optimize Your Cron Jobs

Crontab logs help you keep your cron jobs in check. Learn how to track, debug, and optimize your cron jobs with crontab logs.

Anjali Udasi

AWS re: Invent 2024: Must-Know Tips & What to Expect

AWS re: Invent 2024: Must-Know Tips & What to Expect

Ready for AWS re:Invent 2024? Here are some tips and highlights to help you make the most of the event

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

Getting the Most Out of Tracing Tools for Observability

Getting the Most Out of Tracing Tools for Observability

Maximize your observability with tracing tools to track requests, identify bottlenecks, and optimize system performance across services.

Anjali Udasi

Proactive Monitoring: What It Is, Why It Matters, & Use Cases

Proactive Monitoring: What It Is, Why It Matters, & Use Cases

Proactive monitoring helps IT teams spot issues early, ensuring smooth operations, minimal disruptions, and a better user experience.

Anjali Udasi

AWS Monitoring Tools to Optimize Cloud Performance

AWS Monitoring Tools to Optimize Cloud Performance

Learn how AWS monitoring tools like CloudWatch, X-Ray, and others can help boost your cloud performance and make everything run smoothly.

Anjali Udasi

OpenSearch vs. Elasticsearch: What’s the Real Difference?

OpenSearch vs. Elasticsearch: What’s the Real Difference?

OpenSearch and Elasticsearch are both powerful search engines, but OpenSearch offers an open-source alternative with community-driven development.

Anjali Udasi

Why Golden Signals Matter for Monitoring

Why Golden Signals Matter for Monitoring

Golden Signals—latency, traffic, error rate, and saturation—help SRE teams monitor system health and avoid costly performance issues.

Anjali Udasi

AWS CloudTrail Guide: Uses, Events, and Setup Explained

AWS CloudTrail Guide: Uses, Events, and Setup Explained

Learn how AWS CloudTrail tracks user activity, logs events, and helps with compliance. Get insights on setup and best practices.

Anjali Udasi

What is ELK: Core Components, Ecosystem & Setup Guide

What is ELK: Core Components, Ecosystem & Setup Guide

Learn about the ELK Stack’s core components, extended ecosystem, and setup guide for efficient log management and data analysis.

Anjali Udasi

How Structured Logging Makes Troubleshooting Easier

How Structured Logging Makes Troubleshooting Easier

Structured logging organizes log data into a consistent format, making it easier to search and analyze. This helps teams troubleshoot issues faster and improve system reliability.

Anjali Udasi

Must-Attend Talks and Activities at KubeCon 2024

Must-Attend Talks and Activities at KubeCon 2024

Check out the must-attend talks and activities at KubeCon 2024 in Salt Lake City. It’s the perfect mix of learning, networking, and fun!

Anjali Udasi

Prometheus Pushgateway: How to Track Short-Lived Jobs

Prometheus Pushgateway: How to Track Short-Lived Jobs

Learn how to use Prometheus Pushgateway to track metrics from short-lived jobs and ensure reliable monitoring for all your processes.

Anjali Udasi

Kubernetes Microservices: Key Concepts Explained

Kubernetes Microservices: Key Concepts Explained

Learn the basics of Kubernetes microservices, including architecture and deployment tips to improve your cloud-native apps!

Anjali Udasi

OpenTelemetry vs. Prometheus

OpenTelemetry vs. Prometheus

OpenTelemetry vs. Prometheus - Difference in architecture, and metrics

Anjali Udasi

The Only Kubectl Commands Cheat Sheet You’ll Ever Need

The Only Kubectl Commands Cheat Sheet You’ll Ever Need

Here’s your go-to kubectl commands cheat sheet! Jump into Kubernetes management with these handy commands and make your life easier.

Anjali Udasi

Datadog vs. Grafana: Finding Your Ideal Monitoring Tool

Datadog vs. Grafana: Finding Your Ideal Monitoring Tool

Discover the key differences between Datadog and Grafana to find the ideal monitoring tool that fits your needs and budget.

Anjali Udasi

Prometheus Alertmanager: What You Need to Know

Prometheus Alertmanager: What You Need to Know

Explore how Prometheus Alertmanager simplifies alert handling, reducing fatigue by smartly grouping and routing notifications for your team.

Anjali Udasi

Understanding Kubernetes Metrics Server: Your Go-to Guide

Understanding Kubernetes Metrics Server: Your Go-to Guide

Learn how the Kubernetes Metrics Server helps monitor resource usage like CPU and memory, ensuring smooth cluster performance and scalability.

Anjali Udasi

How to Cut Down Amazon CloudWatch Costs

How to Cut Down Amazon CloudWatch Costs

Check out these straightforward tips to manage your metrics and logs better. You can keep your monitoring effective while cutting down on costs!

Anjali Udasi

Log Analytics 101: Everything You Need to Know

Log Analytics 101: Everything You Need to Know

Get a clear understanding of log analytics—what it is, why it matters, and how it helps you keep your systems running efficiently by analyzing key data from your infrastructure.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

kubectl exec: Commands, Examples, and Best Practices

kubectl exec: Commands, Examples, and Best Practices

Learn essential commands, examples, and best practices for using kubectl exec to troubleshoot and manage your Kubernetes applications.

Anjali Udasi

OTEL Collector Monitoring: Best Practices & Guide

OTEL Collector Monitoring: Best Practices & Guide

Learn how to effectively monitor the OTEL Collector with best practices and implementation strategies for improved system performance.

Anjali Udasi

The Ultimate Guide to Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

The Ultimate Guide to Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

Learn everything about Application Performance Monitoring (APM), from its definition to its crucial role in optimizing application performance.

Anjali Udasi

Docker Monitoring with Prometheus: A Step-by-Step Guide

Docker Monitoring with Prometheus: A Step-by-Step Guide

This guide walks you through setting up Docker monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana, helping you track container performance and resource usage with ease.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

8 Datadog Alternatives Worth Considering in 2024

8 Datadog Alternatives Worth Considering in 2024

Explore eight options for different monitoring needs and budgets. Whether for microservices or APM, these alternatives enhance observability affordably.

Anjali Udasi

High Availability in Prometheus: Best Practices and Tips

High Availability in Prometheus: Best Practices and Tips

This blog defines high availability in Prometheus, discusses challenges, and offers essential tips for reliable monitoring in cloud-native environments.

Anjali Udasi

Synthetic Monitoring Explained: A Developer's Guide

Synthetic Monitoring Explained: A Developer's Guide

Synthetic monitoring empowers developers to stay ahead of potential problems by simulating real user actions. This guide breaks down how it works, its benefits, and how you can use it to keep your web applications and APIs performing at their best.

Anjali Udasi

What are OpenTelemetry Metrics? A Comprehensive Guide

What are OpenTelemetry Metrics? A Comprehensive Guide

Learn about OpenTelemetry Metrics, types of instruments, and best practices for effective application performance monitoring and observability.

Anjali Udasi

How to Monitor Ephemeral Storage Metrics in Kubernetes

How to Monitor Ephemeral Storage Metrics in Kubernetes

Explore practical methods for monitoring ephemeral storage metrics in Kubernetes to ensure efficient resource management and improve overall performance.

Anjali Udasi

Tail Latency: Key in Large-Scale Distributed Systems

Tail Latency: Key in Large-Scale Distributed Systems

Tail latency significantly impacts large-scale systems. This blog covers its importance, contributing factors, and effective reduction strategies.

Anjali Udasi

Prometheus Rate Function: A Practical Guide to Using It

Prometheus Rate Function: A Practical Guide to Using It

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the Prometheus rate function. You’ll discover how to analyze changes over time and use that information to enhance your monitoring strategy.

Anjali Udasi

OpenTelemetry Collector: The Complete Guide

OpenTelemetry Collector: The Complete Guide

This guide covers the OpenTelemetry Collector, its features, use cases, and tips for effectively managing telemetry data.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

How to Use Jaeger with OpenTelemetry

How to Use Jaeger with OpenTelemetry

This guide shows you how to easily use Jaeger with OpenTelemetry for improved tracing and application monitoring.

Anjali Udasi

Prometheus Operator Guide

Prometheus Operator Guide

What is Prometheus Operator, how it can be used to deploy Prometheus Stack in Kubernetes environment

Anjali Udasi

PromQL Cheat Sheet: Must-Know PromQL Queries

PromQL Cheat Sheet: Must-Know PromQL Queries

This cheat sheet provides practical guidance for diagnosing issues and understanding trends.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

Streaming Aggregation: Real-Time Data Processing in 2024

Streaming Aggregation: Real-Time Data Processing in 2024

We break down the essentials of streaming aggregation and its impact on modern data processing.

Anjali Udasi

kube-state-metrics: Your Guide to Kubernetes Observability

kube-state-metrics: Your Guide to Kubernetes Observability

This guide provides an in-depth look at its setup and usage, helping you monitor and manage your Kubernetes clusters more efficiently.

Prathamesh Sonpatki, Anjali Udasi

Python Logging Best Practices: The Ultimate Guide

Python Logging Best Practices: The Ultimate Guide

This guide covers setting up logging, avoiding common mistakes, and applying advanced techniques to improve your debugging process, whether you’re working with small scripts or large applications.

Anjali Udasi

2024's Best Cloud Monitoring Tools: Updated Insights

2024's Best Cloud Monitoring Tools: Updated Insights

Get a detailed look at the top cloud monitoring tools of 2024. Compare leading solutions to understand their features and performance, helping you choose the best fit for your cloud infrastructure.

Anjali Udasi

Top Observability Best Practices for Microservices in 2024

Top Observability Best Practices for Microservices in 2024

Practical tips for monitoring, analyzing, and improving system performance.

Anjali Udasi

A Deep Dive into Log Aggregation Tools

A Deep Dive into Log Aggregation Tools

The guide discusses the essential components, challenges, popular tools, and advanced techniques that define effective log aggregation.

Anjali Udasi

Using Kubectl Logs: Guide to Viewing Kubernetes Pod Logs

Using Kubectl Logs: Guide to Viewing Kubernetes Pod Logs

Learn how to effectively use kubectl logs to view and analyze Kubernetes pod logs. Master advanced techniques, troubleshoot issues, and optimize your K8s deployments.

Anjali Udasi

OpenTelemetry vs. Traditional APM Tools

OpenTelemetry vs. Traditional APM Tools

This article explores OpenTelemetry vs. traditional APM tools, comparing their strengths, weaknesses, and use cases to help you choose wisely.

Anjali Udasi

The Anatomy of a Modern Observability System

The Anatomy of a Modern Observability System

This article breaks down the fundamentals, from data collection to analysis, to help you gain deeper insights into your applications.

Anjali Udasi

Advanced OpenTelemetry: Sampling, Filtering, and Enrichment

Advanced OpenTelemetry: Sampling, Filtering, and Enrichment

OpenTelemetry offers powerful data collection, but maximizing its efficiency requires careful configuration. This article explores advanced techniques for sampling filtering, and data enrichment.

Anjali Udasi

Observability vs. Telemetry vs. Monitoring

Observability vs. Telemetry vs. Monitoring

Observability is the continuous analysis of operational data, telemetry is the operational data that feeds into that analysis, and monitoring is like a radar for your system observing everything about your system and alerting when necessary.

Anjali Udasi

How to restart Kubernetes Pods with kubectl

How to restart Kubernetes Pods with kubectl

A simple reckoner on how to restart a Kubernetes pod with kubectl

Anjali Udasi

Prometheus and Grafana: Together!

Prometheus and Grafana: Together!

Prometheus collects all the metrics and provides a powerful querying language; Grafana allows for those metrics to be visualized for usage.. What is Prometheus and Grafana, What is Prometheus and Grafana used for, What is difference between Prometheus and Grafana.

Anjali Udasi