DZone

JANUARY 3, 2024

Did you always want to know more about instrumentation, metrics, and your options for coding with open standards? Look no further, as this article provides you with an easy-to-understand guide to instrumenting your Java using open standards.

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CSS Wizardry

JUNE 30, 2023

Honestly, I started writing this article, for no real reason and somewhat without context, in December 2022—over half a year ago! Technically Meaningful Not all metrics need to be user-centric. This is because some metrics are useful to developers. I bet half of your colleagues don’t either. Or are they…?

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DZone

AUGUST 7, 2023

Also, APISIX integrates with Prometheus through its plugin that exposes upstream nodes (multiple instances of a backend API service that APISIX manages) health check metrics on the Prometheus metrics endpoint typically, on URL path /apisix/prometheus/metrics.

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DZone

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Observability and Application Performance Trend Report. This is particularly true when performance metrics and reliability shape customer satisfaction and loyalty, directly influencing the bottom line.

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DZone

AUGUST 21, 2019

Software engineering productivity or velocity metrics have always been a very debated topic. In this article, I want to list the different velocity metrics and see how and when you can use them, and sometimes perhaps not at all. Let’s start with a review of what software engineering metrics are, and are not.

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DZone

MAY 1, 2023

The main purpose of this article and use case is to scrape AWS CloudWatch metrics into the Prometheus time series and to visualize the metrics data in Grafana. These tools give greater visibility other than collecting the metrics also, where we can set up critical alerts, live views, and custom dashboards.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Logs can include a wide variety of data, including system events, transaction data, user activities, web browser logs, errors, and performance metrics. This article specifically explores utilizing the machine learning-powered analytics of CloudWatch to overcome the challenges of effectively identifying hidden issues within the log data.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 29, 2024

Check out the following related resources to learn more: Dynatrace announces support of Google Cloud’s AlloyDB for PostgreSQL metrics ingest – Blog Dynatrace has achieved Google Cloud Ready – AlloyDB designation in support of an extended integration to Google Cloud’s AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. Learn more.

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DZone

APRIL 23, 2019

This is why I decided to create an article discussing what the crucial fields of an issue report are. Also, you will find information about bug taxonomy fields, which can help you to calculate later various quality metrics that can be used to improve the QA process in the future.

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DZone

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Will the tool support all kinds of data aggregation, such as logs, metrics, traces, topology, etc.? In this article, we will provide the best way to get started with unified observability of your entire infrastructure using open-source Skywalking and Istio service mesh.

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DZone

JUNE 21, 2023

In this article, we will explore the differences between monitoring and observability, provide examples to illustrate their applications and highlight their respective benefits. It typically involves setting up specific metrics, thresholds, and alerting mechanisms to track the performance and availability of various components.

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DZone

JUNE 15, 2023

In order to gain insight into these problems, we gather a range of metrics and logs to monitor the utilization of system resources such as CPU, memory, and application-specific latencies. This article explores the concept of low overhead high-frequency profilers, which offer a solution to these challenges.

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DZone

JULY 12, 2023

In this article, we will explore the importance of CDN observability and how it contributes to the success of online businesses. It involves monitoring and analyzing various metrics and data points to ensure the CDN functions as expected. What Is CDN Observability?

Infrastructure 244

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DZone

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Observability is the ability to measure the state of a service or software system with the help of tools such as logs, metrics, and traces. In this article, we will discuss the importance of observability in distributed systems, the different tools used for monitoring, and the future of observability and Generative AI.

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DZone

OCTOBER 9, 2023

which we have to review for our report; why add a new metric to the list? Actually, the Coefficient of Variation (CoV) stands out as a valuable metric to prove that your application will perform reliably under various conditions. Most performance tools already report a bunch of them (e.g., average, min, max, percentiles.),

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DZone

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is an article from DZone's 2022 Performance and Site Reliability Trend Report. Along with logs and metrics, distributed tracing makes up the three pillars of observability. For more: Read the Report. Distributed tracing, as the name suggests, is a method of tracking requests as it flows through distributed applications.

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CSS - Tricks

JULY 10, 2020

Scott Jehl argues that performance metrics such as First Contentful Paint and Largest Contentful Paint don’t really capture the full picture of everyone’s experience with websites: These metrics are often touted as measures of usability or meaning, but they are not necessarily meaningful for everyone.

Metrics 68

Metrics Performance Website Technology 68

DZone

JANUARY 29, 2022

This is an article from DZone's 2021 Application Performance Management Trend Report. Thus, having a deep understanding of how to measure performance and what metric IO pattern to use is quite important. In this article, we will cover the following: For more: Read the Report.

Performance 246

Performance Cloud Metrics Open Source 246

DZone

JANUARY 2, 2024

In the complex world of service reliability, the human element remains crucial despite the focus on digital metrics. In this article, I am going to dissect the integral role of human factors in ensuring service reliability and demonstrate the symbiotic relationship between technology and the individuals behind it.

Metrics 141

Metrics Technology Technology 141

DZone

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Editor’s Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone’s 2021 Application Performance Management Trend Report. Thus, having a deep understanding of how to measure performance and what metric IO pattern to use is quite important. In this article, we will cover the following:

Performance 246

Performance Cloud Architecture Metrics 246

Rigor

JULY 11, 2019

Additionally, teams are measuring and tracking key business metrics – conversion rates, cart abandonment rates, customer lifetime value, revenue by traffic source, and so on. Why Are User-centric Metrics Essential for Ecommerce? Which Metrics Matter for Ecommerce? At this point, you’re probably saying, “Great.

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Ecommerce Metrics Website Mobile 87

DZone

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In a previous article , we explained how we built benchmarks to keep track of those three metrics: precision, recall, and the most important here, speed. So it wasn’t a surprise to find that our engine had the same problem: more power, less speed.

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Processing Benchmarking Speed Engineering 243

DZone

MAY 31, 2022

Core Web Vitals is a key performance metric that analyzes the website's performance by investigating the data and provides a strategic platform to scale up the website's user experience. This article will learn about web performance testing and how Core Web Vitals plays a crucial and strategic part in it.

Performance Testing 244

Performance Testing Testing Performance Website Performance 244

DZone

AUGUST 8, 2023

This data can take the form of logs, metrics, and Disturbed Traces. In this article, I will explain all of the forms separately. It is impossible to know with certainty what is happening inside a remote or distributed system, even if they are running on a local machine.

Metrics 130

Metrics Systems Processing 130

DZone

MAY 8, 2023

This blog post is the first of a series of articles aimed to show a landscape of metrics and telemetry solutions possible to use in different Scala ecosystems, including some examples of APM solutions. I possibly won't cover all possible solutions or a combination of those but will try to cover the main one.

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Metrics 152

DZone

MAY 25, 2023

This article explores the transformative power of AIOps in driving intelligent automation and optimizing IT operations. The Need for AIOps in DevOps Traditional IT operations often struggle with the increasing complexity and volume of data generated from diverse sources such as logs, metrics, and events.

Artificial Intelligence 161

Artificial Intelligence DevOps Games Metrics 161

Dynatrace

MARCH 29, 2024

In this article, we explore recent survey data from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), sponsored by Dynatrace, on how organizations approach IT automation, as well as the benefits and challenges they encounter as they adopt it. Some of these challenges involve basic tasks—such as data collection.

Artificial Intelligence 179

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Dynatrace

DECEMBER 27, 2022

By implementing service-level objectives, teams can avoid collecting and checking a huge amount of metrics for each service. For more information about defining critical paths, see the article Understanding your application’s critical path. The performance SLO needs a custom SLI metric, which you can configure as follows.

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Software Software Benchmarking Latency 259

Simform

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

This article breaks down every nitty-gritty of Kubernetes monitoring in a simplistic manner. In the age of containerized applications, getting full-stack visibility is challenging. That’s where monitoring comes into play, as it helps you to detect possible issues and bottlenecks.

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Best Practices Monitoring Metrics DevOps 52

Dynatrace

APRIL 5, 2024

Further in this article, we will explore which empirical approach to adopt in order to best align with the Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Data Explorer “test your Metric Expression” for info result coming from the above metric. Namely, we can initially divide the approach into two parts.

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Efficiency Traffic Tuning Metrics 221

DZone

DECEMBER 27, 2020

CPU consumption in Unix/Linux operating systems is studied using eight different metrics: User CPU time, System CPU time, nice CPU time, Idle CPU time, Waiting CPU time, Hardware Interrupt CPU time, Software Interrupt CPU time, Stolen CPU time. Let’s review each of the CPU time in this article. User CPU Time and System CPU Time.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 20, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore these challenges in detail and introduce Keptn, an open source project that addresses these issues, enhancing Kubernetes observability for smoother and more efficient deployments. Unfortunately, Kubernetes deployments can be fraught with challenges beyond the surface level.

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Open Source Hardware DevOps Infrastructure 264

DZone

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Well, I'm not sure that there is absolute truth in such questions, but in this article, you will find a metric that can help you find out. Cyclomatic complexity is a metric invented to find out the number of tests to cover the given code fully. This metric also can be used to measure the readability of your code.

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CSS Wizardry

AUGUST 24, 2022

Most metrics are not atomic: FCP, for example, isn’t a metric we can optimise in isolation—it’s a culmination of other more atomic metrics such as connection overhead, TTFB, and more. As noted above, it’s not actually possible to improve certain metrics in their own right. In fact, I do that on this site. Final Thoughts.

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DZone

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

CPU consumption in Unix/Linux operating systems is studied using eight different metrics: User CPU time , System CPU time , nice CPU time , Idle CPU time , Waiting CPU time , Hardware Interrupt CPU time , Software Interrupt CPU time , Stolen CPU time. In this article let's study ‘Software Interrupt CPU time’.

Software 189

Software Software Operating System Hardware 189

DZone

MAY 1, 2020

In a software system, in order to acquire observability, we mainly implement the following aspects: logging, metrics, and tracing. In this article, we will focus on three observability tools: Observability is the ability to understand the internal state of your system by looking at what is happening externally.

Programming 159

Programming Tuning Metrics Architecture 159

Speed Curve

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Earlier this year, Google announced that Interaction to Next Paint (INP) is no longer an experimental metric. Now that INP has arrived to dethrone FID as the responsiveness metric in Core Web Vitals, we've turned our eye to scrutinizing its effectiveness. When it comes to new performance metrics, it's easy to jump on bandwagons.

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