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Indexed View for Aggregating Metrics

DZone

An application software generates user metrics on a daily basis, which can be used for reports or analytics. For a typical web application with a backend, it is a good choice when we want to consider a managed database that can scale both vertically and horizontally.

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What is observability? Not just logs, metrics and traces

Dynatrace

In IT and cloud computing, observability is the ability to measure a system’s current state based on the data it generates, such as logs, metrics, and traces. If you’ve read about observability, you likely know that collecting the measurements of logs, metrics, and distributed traces are the three key pillars to achieving success.

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Dynatrace simplifies OpenTelemetry metric collection for context-aware AI analytics

Dynatrace

The release candidate of OpenTelemetry metrics was announced earlier this year at Kubecon in Valencia, Spain. Since then, organizations have embraced OTLP as an all-in-one protocol for observability signals, including metrics, traces, and logs, which will also gain Dynatrace support in early 2023. What’s ahead in 2023.

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DORA Metrics: Tracking and Observability With Jenkins, Prometheus, and Observe

DZone

DORA ( DevOps Research and Assessment ) metrics, developed by the DORA team have become a standard for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of DevOps implementations. What Are DORA Metrics? DORA metrics are a set of four key performance indicators (KPIs) that help organizations evaluate their software delivery performance.

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How to Configure Custom Metrics in AWS Elastic Beanstalk Using Memory Metrics Example

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Recently, I encountered a task where a business was using AWS Elastic Beanstalk but was struggling to understand the system state due to the lack of comprehensive metrics in CloudWatch. By default, CloudWatch only provides a few basic metrics such as CPU and Networks.

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Transform data into insights with Dynatrace Dashboards and Notebooks

Dynatrace

You can now: Kickstart your creation journey using ready-made dashboards Accelerate your data exploration with seamless integration between apps Start from scratch with the new Explore interface Search for known metrics from anywhere Let’s look at each of these paths through an end-to-end use case focused on Kubernetes monitoring.

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OpenTelemetry histograms reveal patterns, outliers, and trends

Dynatrace

Imagine you’re using a lot of OpenTelemetry and Prometheus metrics on a crucial platform. A histogram is a specific type of metric that allows users to understand the distribution of data points over a period of time. You’re gathering a lot of data, but you can’t make sense of it. What are histograms, and why use them?

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