Stackdriver Beta
So, we are now in public beta so I thought I’d give a roundup of what the current version will bring to the table: Full integration with AWS/Rackspace (OpenStack) services Monitoring and management...
View ArticleRackspace Acquire ObjectRocket
So Rackspace have acquired ObjectRocket, a firm allowing users to provision and manage MongoDB instances in the cloud. What’s your take on the acquisition? Whether you’re a potential or current...
View ArticleArticle about monitoring-as-a-service
Good article from SearchCloudComputing about the monitoring-as-a-service vendor landscape available here. It highlights the fact that traditional monitoring tools tend to fall short in terms of...
View ArticleComparing Cost & Usage Analytics Services
Today, customers have numerous online services to choose from to help them analyze, report on, and improve their AWS environments, including Amazon’s own “Trusted Advisor” dashboard, which is free for...
View ArticleReply To: Comparing Cost & Usage Analytics Services
At my firm, TransAcoustics, we have tried Newvem and Cloudyn but find CloudCheckr to offer much deeper and more useful analytics. I guess it depends on your needs, but for us Cloudcheckr seems the...
View ArticleReply To: Comparing Cost & Usage Analytics Services
Interesting. Anyone else had this sort of success with CloudCheckr?
View ArticleFilling 3 Niches
Last week, I talked about how using the Stackdriver software can save DevOps the hassle of dealing with separate monitoring packages for each of their layers (system, infrastructure, app). How...
View ArticleOpsWorks – Your Thoughts?
Last month we discussed OpsWorks – Amazon’s new APM service. We found that, while light in terms of features, it provides a useful taxonomy for managing cloud powered applications that others,...
View ArticleS3 Tips & Tricks
We recently published a blog post on how to make the most of AWS S3. Do you guys have any additional S3 tips to add?
View ArticleUsing Read Only IAM to Connect to AWS
We recently published a “How To” use read only IAM roles to connect to AWS environments It’s surprising that more companies don’t leverage read-only IAM roles. Just curious – why?
View ArticleRunning Cassandra on GCE vs. AWS
Joey recently tested out GCE for Stackdriver’s Cassandra cluster. Here is is write-up: http://www.stackdriver.com/gce-cassandra/ What do you think? Is this consistent with your experience?
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