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How well-designed automations lead to efficient orchestration in AWS

Managing resources efficiently in cloud-based environments like AWS is crucial for scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness. Automation is key to eliminating manual intervention in routine tasks, while orchestration ensures that these automated tasks are executed in a structured, coordinated manner. In AWS, leveraging well-designed autom...


Kubernetes made simple: A beginner’s guide to managing containers

As applications become more complex, managing containers efficiently is key to scaling and maintaining performance. Kubernetes (also known as K8s) automates this process, making it easier to handle scaling, failures, and uptime. If you're new to Kubernetes, understanding the platform and how it's used is essential for managing your applicat...

How APM and synthetic monitoring work together for better performance

Lags are not just an inconvenience—they lead to lost revenue and frustrated users. To prevent this, organizations turn to application performance monitoring (APM) and synthetic monitoring to maintain peak application performance.

In this blog, we will explore why APM and synthetic monitoring work better together and how ...


Diagnosing ActiveMQ broker performance issues with log analysis

Apache ActiveMQ is a widely used message broker that enables seamless communication between distributed applications. However, as the volume of messages increases, performance bottlenecks can arise, leading to slow message processing, high latency, broker crashes, and out of memory (OOM) errors. One of the most critical issues affecting ...

How to leverage AI to enhance network monitoring in retail: A CXO's guide

The retail industry has evolved into a mix of physical stores, e-commerce, digital payments, and omnichannel interactions. Now, GenAI has been added to this mix, which changes how people shop, how retailers operate, and how employees work. While this shift creates opportunities for retailers of all sizes, it also presents serious challenges in m...

Diagnosing and resolving the 500 internal server error with Apache and Tomcat logs

To diagnose 500 errors effectively, it’s essential to understand the role of each log type:

Apache access logs record all incoming requests to the web server. They provide information such as the:


Why a mobile app is the key to better incident communication

The panic of an outage: A familiar story It's 3am, and your critical systems just went down. Customers are flooding your support team with questions, your team is scrambling to investigate, and leadership wants answers—now. You check your inbox for incident updates, but the latest email came 15 minutes ago. Meanwhile, your status page needs an u...

Top reasons why businesses lose trust after acquisition and how you can be smart

​ Did you wake up to the news that your favorite tool was acquired? You probably got used to the tool's intuitive interface, cost-effectiveness, and feature set, which aligned perfectly with your day-to-day requirements. Your disappointment doesn't end here. It's just the beginning of a series of potential negative consequences of acquisitions. ...

Managing resource contention in Google App Engine: Best practices for optimal performance

Are your App Engine applications suffering from unanticipated lags?  You’ve fine-tuned your Google App Engine deployment, but users still report occasional lags, increased latency, or unexpected errors. Could resource contention be the hidden culprit? Resource contention is a catalyst for performance lags when multiple applications, instanc...

Challenges in designing AWS architecture

Designing AWS architecture is a complex task. It requires careful planning; a deep understanding of cloud services; and the ability to balance performance, cost, security, and scalability. As organizations migrate to the cloud or expand their existing cloud infrastructure, they often face several challenges that can impact the success of their a...