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Top 9 APM Tools for Node.js Performance Monitoring

Top 9 APM Tools for Node.js Performance Monitoring

Compare top APM tools for Node.js — from open-source options to enterprise-grade platforms — and choose the best fit for your stack.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Choosing the Right APM for Go: 11 Tools Worth Your Time

Choosing the Right APM for Go: 11 Tools Worth Your Time

Explore 11 APM tools built for Go—from lightweight open-source options to enterprise-grade platforms that simplify debugging.

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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

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.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Jaeger Monitoring: Essential Metrics and Alerting for Production Tracing Systems

Jaeger Monitoring: Essential Metrics and Alerting for Production Tracing Systems

Monitor Jaeger in production with core metrics and alerting rules, track trace completion, queue depth, and storage performance at scale.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

How to Run Elasticsearch on Kubernetes

How to Run Elasticsearch on Kubernetes

Understand how to deploy, scale, and manage Elasticsearch on Kubernetes with the right configs for storage, availability, and performance.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

11 Best Log Monitoring Tools for Developers in 2025

11 Best Log Monitoring Tools for Developers in 2025

A technical comparison of 11 log monitoring tools developers use in 2025—features, trade-offs, pricing, and platform compatibility

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Grafana Tempo vs Jaeger: Key Features, Differences, and When to Use Each

Grafana Tempo vs Jaeger: Key Features, Differences, and When to Use Each

Grafana Tempo vs Jaeger: Understand how they differ in storage, querying, and setup—so you can choose the right tracing tool for your stack.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Top 11 Application Logging Tools for DevOps Engineers in 2025

Top 11 Application Logging Tools for DevOps Engineers in 2025

Explore the top 11 logging tools of 2025—compare features, use cases, and pricing to find the perfect fit for your DevOps observability stack.

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Faiz Shaikh

Faiz Shaikh

Top 7 Microservices Monitoring Tools to Consider in 2025

Top 7 Microservices Monitoring Tools to Consider in 2025

Get the right tools to monitor your microservices in 2025. Track performance, detect issues, and keep your systems running smoothly.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Getting Started with Bun.js: A Quick Guide

Getting Started with Bun.js: A Quick Guide

Learn how to quickly get started with Bun.js, a fast and efficient JavaScript runtime, and optimize your development workflow.

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Prathamesh Sonpatki

Prathamesh Sonpatki

Cloudcraft: A Simple Tool for Cloud Architecture Design

Cloudcraft: A Simple Tool for Cloud Architecture Design

Cloudcraft simplifies cloud architecture design with an easy-to-use interface, helping you visualize and plan your cloud infrastructure.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

7 Best DigitalOcean Alternatives for Developers in 2025

7 Best DigitalOcean Alternatives for Developers in 2025

Discover the top 7 DigitalOcean alternatives for developers in 2025, offering scalability, advanced features, and cost-effective solutions.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

gRPC vs HTTP vs REST: Which is Right for Your Application?

gRPC vs HTTP vs REST: Which is Right for Your Application?

Explore the key differences between gRPC, HTTP, and REST to choose the best protocol for your application's performance and scalability.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Top 7 Cloud Providers: The Best AWS Alternatives

Top 7 Cloud Providers: The Best AWS Alternatives

Discover the top 7 AWS alternatives, comparing features, benefits, and what makes each one a strong cloud solution for your needs.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Splunk vs. Datadog: A Side-by-Side Comparison

Splunk vs. Datadog: A Side-by-Side Comparison

Compare Splunk and Datadog in this detailed guide to understand their features, strengths, and key differences for your monitoring needs.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Top 5 Firebase Alternatives for 2024: Best Picks

Top 5 Firebase Alternatives for 2024: Best Picks

Explore the top 5 Firebase alternatives for 2024, offering flexibility, scalability, and ease of use to meet your app development needs.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Exploring the Best Heroku Alternatives for Developers in 2024

The Best Heroku Alternatives for Developers in 2024

Discover the top Heroku alternatives in 2024 with options for scalability, pricing, and flexibility to suit your development needs.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

The Best Linux Monitoring Tools for 2024

The Best Linux Monitoring Tools for 2024

Discover the top Linux monitoring tools for 2024 to optimize performance, prevent downtime, and keep your systems running smoothly.

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Anjali Udasi

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.

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Anjali Udasi

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.

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Prathamesh Sonpatki

Prathamesh Sonpatki

Anjali Udasi

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.

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Anjali Udasi

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.

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Anjali Udasi

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.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Extracting Account-Level CDN Metrics from Akamai Logs with Last9: A Practical Guide

Extracting Account-Level CDN Metrics from Akamai Logs with Last9

Learn how to extract and analyze account-level CDN metrics from Akamai logs using Last9 for real-time insights and better customer tracking.

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Prathamesh Sonpatki

Prathamesh Sonpatki

Aditya Godbole

Aditya Godbole

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.

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Anjali Udasi

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.

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Anjali Udasi

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.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Datadog Alternatives

9 Datadog Alternatives Worth Considering in 2025

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

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

Top 10 Platform Engineering Tools in 2024

Top 10 Platform Engineering Tools in 2024

Check out these 10 tools that are making a real difference in how teams build, manage, and scale their platforms in 2024.

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Prathamesh Sonpatki

Prathamesh Sonpatki

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.

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Anjali Udasi

Anjali Udasi

What do self-driving cars tell us about Site Reliability Engineering?

What do self-driving cars tell us about Site Reliability Engineering?

From Robocars to Reliability — SRE with self-driving cars; mapping out where the Observability space is in conjunction with self-driving cars

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Mohan Dutt Parashar

Mohan Dutt Parashar

What does "Cricket scale" mean for a Site Reliability Engineer?

Understanding “Cricket Scale”

How does a DevOps/Site Reliability Engineer plan for "Cricket scale"? How do you warm systems' about to witness 30+ million concurrent users?

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Aniket Rao

Aniket Rao

Reliability Engineering for Dummies: ELI5

Reliability Engineering for Dummies: ELI5

Explaining Reliability Engineering to a 5-year-old.

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Mohan Dutt Parashar

Mohan Dutt Parashar

Self-managed Prometheus vs Managed Prometheus

Self-managed Prometheus vs Managed Prometheus

What are the differences between Self-managed Prometheus vs Managed prometheus? How do you choose what works for you?

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Last9

Last9

Battling Alert Fatigue

Battling Alert Fatigue

What is Alert Fatigue and techniques to reduce it

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Last9

Last9

How to calculate HTTP content-length metrics on cli

How to calculate HTTP content-length metrics on cli

A simple guide to crunch numbers for understanding overall HTTP content length metrics.

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Saurabh Hirani

Saurabh Hirani

Last9 team

We’ve raised a $11M Series A led by Sequoia Capital India!

Exciting news! We've secured an $11M Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital India to fuel our growth and innovation at Last9!

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Nishant Modak

Nishant Modak

The origin of Service Level Objectives

The origin of Service Level Objectives

Service Level Objectives (SLOs) dominate the software industry, but where did they come from?

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Akshay Chugh

Akshay Chugh

Piyush Verma

Piyush Verma

Strace – A Hidden Superpower

Strace – A Hidden Superpower

Like any OS, Linux isn’t immune to hiccups, especially when running closed-source apps where you can’t inspect the code for deeper insights.

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Akshat Goyal

Akshat Goyal

Prathamesh Sonpatki

Prathamesh Sonpatki

Infrastructure-As-Code-As-Software

Infrastructure-As-Code-As-Software

Explore how Infrastructure-as-Code-as-Software combines coding practices with automation to streamline infrastructure management and enhance scalability.

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Piyush Verma

Piyush Verma