1 day agoThe Most Important KPIs for Monitoring Mobile GamesIntroduction Managing modern mobile games involves measuring and tracking dozens of metrics. Each value lets you know how well your game is doing in a specific area, such as user experience, infrastructure, and monetization, to name but a few. But not all KPIs are created equally. …Graphite11 min readGraphite11 min read
1 day agoGrafana Tutorial — AnnotationsIntroduction Grafana is a tool that helps users identify and fix performance issues by allowing them to monitor and analyze their database. Grafana is famous for making great graphs and visualizations, with tons of different functionalities. This Grafana tutorial is about one of these functionalities: Annotations. Grafana annotations are for users…Grafana6 min readGrafana6 min read
2 days agoGrafana vs. ZabbixWhat is Grafana? Grafana is a visualization tool that allows you to see and analyze all of your metrics in one unified dashboard. Grafana can pull metrics from any source, such as Graphite and Prometheus, display that data, then enable you to annotate and understand the data directly in the dashboard. Grafana dashboards…Grafana3 min readGrafana3 min read
2 days agoUsing Grafana and Graphite to monitor server loadIntroduction Since server outages can lead to a loss of customers, reputation, and other troubles and it is important to get information on the status of the server on time. MetricFire’s Hosted Grafana and Graphite will help you monitor server load in a timely and efficient manner. Servers generate a large…Monitoring8 min readMonitoring8 min read
3 days agoRedis: Open Source vs. EnterpriseAre you curious about the difference between open-source Redis and Redis enterprise? Of course, Redis Enterprise is a hosted service that runs Redis db on behalf of its customers, while open-source Redis is available for anyone to use. However, there’s also a key difference between open source and enterprise in…Monitoring3 min readMonitoring3 min read
3 days agoDevelop and Deploy a Python API with Kubernetes and DockerIntroduction Docker is one of the most popular containerization technologies. It is a simple-to-use, developer-friendly tool, and has advantages over other similar technologies that make using it smooth and easy. Since its first open-source release in March 2013, Docker has gained attention from developers and ops engineers. According to Docker Inc…Monitoring6 min readMonitoring6 min read
Jun 1Grafana vs. TableauIntroduction When it comes to visualization tools, there are various options, all designed for different kinds of data. Some of the most recognized among them include Grafana and Tableau. …Grafana8 min readGrafana8 min read
Jun 1Making the Most of CloudWatch Log Insights: 7 Best PracticesWhat is CloudWatch Logs Insights? Amazon CloudWatch provides Log Insights, a feature that can help you: Search and analyze log data located in Amazon CloudWatch Logs Perform queries required for operational issue response Identify root causes and validate fixes CloudWatch Log Insights uses a proprietary query language with several basic commands. It provides sample queries…AWS5 min readAWS5 min read
May 31How to monitor NginxIntroduction Are you interested in learning how to monitor Nginx? In this post, we’ll show you all about how Nginx works and how you can use Hosted Graphite to monitor it. First, we’ll read what Nginx monitoring is all about and how it can together work with Prometheus. …Monitoring8 min readMonitoring8 min read
May 31SQL Server Monitoring: What metrics to trackIntroduction SQL Server Monitoring has become an essential part of modern-day applications since a major chunk of these applications rely heavily on a database. It is therefore important to monitor your metrics and make the best out of your database services. SQL Server Monitoring offers plenty of metrics to choose from…Sql Server10 min readSql Server10 min read
