Solving slow startup times in Google Cloud Functions for application developers

Understanding cold starts in Google Cloud FunctionsCold starts occur when a Google Cloud Function is invoked after being idle, requiring the underlying infrastructure to spin up a new instance before execution. This happens because GCP Cloud Functions is a serverless environment—meaning compute resources are provisioned on demand. While this des...
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Free network monitoring: Full network visibility without the cost

Investing in a network monitoring tool should mean complete visibility and faster troubleshooting. But what happens when an unexpected outage occurs and your expensive tool misses the warning signs? The result: hours of downtime, frustrated employees, and lost business productivity. Many organizations face this challenge, realizing that even pre...
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How well-designed automations lead to efficient orchestration in AWS

This blog explores how automation-driven orchestration leads to seamless cloud operations and improves efficiency in AWS environments.

Automation in AWS involves executing tasks without manual intervention, such as scaling Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances, running Lambda functions, or triggering Amazon CloudWatch a...

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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...
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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 ...

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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 ...
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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...
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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:

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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...
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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. ...
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