Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingMonitoring & Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana & Alertmanager — Part 3: Alerting DemoThe Prometheus Alertmanager component is the third tool in the monitoring and alerting setup that this article covers, alongside…·5 min read·Jun 1, 2024----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingMonitoring & Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana & Alertmanager — Part 2: Monitoring DemoIn this second part of the series on monitoring and alerting with Prometheus, Grafana and Alertmanager, the configuration required for…·5 min read·May 5, 2024----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingMonitoring & Alerting: Prometheus, Grafana & Alertmanager — Part 1: IntroductionMonitoring and alerting are an essential part of any system deployment. It ensures that the system is running smoothly, and if not that…·5 min read·Apr 13, 2024----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingThree Key Principles For A Successful IT ProjectEngaging in any IT project always brings with it a myriad of challenges. Every project is different, but whether starting on a new…·8 min read·Mar 1, 2024----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka SASL Authentication: Spring Boot DemoThis article provides an overview of SASL authentication with Kafka. An accompanying Spring Boot application demonstrates the configuration…·9 min read·Feb 3, 2024--1--1
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka Message Compression (2 of 2): Spring Boot DemoIn the first part of this two part series the reasons to apply message compression and the trade-offs in doing so were considered. In this…·7 min read·Jan 6, 2024----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka Message Compression (1 of 2)Producers are able to compress batches of messages that are sent to the Kafka broker, which can then store them on disk in compressed…·6 min read·Dec 9, 2023----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka Chaos Testing With Conduktor GatewayChaos testing validates that applications behave correctly under unexpected error conditions. Being able to simulate these error conditions…·8 min read·Nov 1, 2023--1--1
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka on Kubernetes — Part 3: Spring Boot DemoThis is the final part in the three part series exploring deploying and integrating with Kafka on Kubernetes. In the first part an…·8 min read·Oct 1, 2023----
Rob GolderinLydtech ConsultingKafka on Kubernetes — Part 2: Deploying KafkaIn the first part of this series the key components in a Kubernetes deployment were described. This second part builds on that learning to…·6 min read·Sep 2, 2023----