Another week, another weekly digest. See what our authors are covering this week below. Observability Tools: Getting to the Why In Your Prod Apps Observability is a somewhat recent addition to the ever-growing list of buzzwords in the tech industry. However, unlike many of those items, observability does refer to an important concept—namely, the ability…
Have some downtime on your hands? Need a distraction? Check out what our authors have been covering this week in our digest below. Kubernetes Storage Provisioning: What You Should Know Before Deploying Containerized Applications Historically, storage has been a big challenge in the IT industry. And storage comes with its own challenges like consistency, retention,…
I feel for you, in a sense, if you’re reading this post with interest. That’s doubly true if you arrived here by googling something like “how to write technical blog posts.” I mean, don’t get me wrong. I have no issues with what you’re trying to do—learning to write blog posts. Good for you. I…
There’s a definite user experience battle between people who think that websites should default to opening links in new tabs versus opening links in the same tab. So what’s our stance? Learn what we think and why in this video from one of our founders, Erik Dietrich, below. Also, be sure to check out our…
Have some downtime on your hands? Need a distraction? Check out what our authors have been covering this week in our digest below. Everything You Need to Know About Linux CPU Load Whether you’re running a server for an application or just your local machine, you want your computer running its best. That’s why you…
If you start a blog as a hobby or a personal journal, the best content for you is obviously the content you write. Express your opinions, argue your points, and tell your story. Do you. But what’s the best content for a commercial or brand blog? Well, in an ideal world, it’s content that takes…
Have some downtime on your hands? Need a distraction? Check out what our authors have been covering this week in our digest below. Log Metrics: 5 Things You Can Learn From Your Log Files Regular readers of the Scalyr blog are familiar with our “Getting Started Logging As Quickly As Possible” series. As its name…
If you’ve arrived here via Google, I can just imagine the frustration you’re feeling right now. Let me paraphrase, if I may: I just want to know what a normal, 1,500 word blog post costs, and nobody on the entire internet has a straight answer! “It depends, and could cost anywhere from $5 to $2,500”…
So you understand keywords, and you understand they’re crucial to your blog posts. And now you’re ready to sit down and start using keywords to your advantage! However, you have probably come to a pretty good question at this point: Should you pick a keyword before or after writing content? This is something that we…
Have some downtime on your hands? Need a distraction? Check out what our authors have been covering this week in our digest below. Log Monitoring: A Crash Course In the What, Why, and How Several businesses of all sizes use log monitoring. There are several benefits, such as gaining more profound insights into the well-being…
I spent about a decade in roles with various flavors of “software engineer” in the title. After that, I logged time as a dev manager, CIO, IT management consultant, and dev trainer/coach. I have occupied, supervised, or advised literally every role in the IT org chart. So naturally, I founded a marketing company three years…
Welcome back! We’re here to introduce you to one of our authors, Marjan Venema. Marjan has over 30 years of experience in software requirements, analysis, development, and support for the business planning, analytics, and financial and manufacturing industries. Her specialty is writing comprehensive engaging content that makes complicated and complex topics easy to understand and…
If you’ve been enjoying the summer sun and heat, maybe now’s a good time to take a quick break from it all and relax in the shade. While you do so, you can even catch up with our authors. Read what they’ve been covering below. Cloud Architecture: A Definition and Introductory Guide You’d have to…
If you have a marketing background, taking your first job in the world of developer tools has got to be one of the clearest examples of “drinking from the fire hose” imaginable. I’ve been programming for more than 20 years, and keeping up with the in-group jargon takes effort from me. For you? Yikes. My…
Sit back and enjoy golden hour today. Maybe even spend that time catching up with our authors. You can peruse through what they’ve been writing about below. Managing and Analyzing Firewall Logs Firewalls are a critical part of any organization’s defense in depth strategy. They serve a key role in protecting your network against malicious…