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Observability: Beyond Traditional Monitoring

Observability: Beyond Traditional Monitoring

Observability enables understanding complex, distributed systems through logs, metrics, and traces, allowing teams to diagnose issues quickly, improve reliability, and build resilient, scalable software architectures.

Reducing False Alerts in Website Monitoring

Reducing False Alerts in Website Monitoring

False positives in uptime monitoring can cause unnecessary alerts and alert fatigue. Understanding their causes—from network issues to configuration errors—is essential for building reliable, resilient monitoring systems.

Monitoring OAuth and Authentication Flows in Production

Monitoring OAuth and Authentication Flows in Production

API-based auth flow monitoring validates the complete authentication process, detects failures beyond uptime checks, and ensures users can reliably log in and access protected services.

How NPM Supply Chain Attacks Spread Through Dependencies

How NPM Supply Chain Attacks Spread Through Dependencies

This article analyzes NPM supply chain attacks, highlighting attack mechanisms, detection strategies, and defense measures to protect applications from malicious package compromises and credential theft.

How HSTS Prevents Protocol Downgrade Attacks

How HSTS Prevents Protocol Downgrade Attacks

Implementing HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) enhances web security by enforcing HTTPS connections, preventing protocol downgrade attacks, cookie hijacking, and ensuring secure communication across all subdomains.

100x Engineers: How AI Amplifies Elite Developer Skills

100x Engineers: How AI Amplifies Elite Developer Skills

Discover what defines 100x engineers, how AI amplifies their capabilities, and the core skills and strategies that enable exceptional technical talent in modern software development.

Managed security service providers: Strategic outsourcing for enterprise cybersecurity

Managed security service providers: Strategic outsourcing for enterprise cybersecurity

Discover how managed security service providers (MSSPs) deliver 24/7 threat monitoring, incident response, compliance support, and advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect enterprises against evolving cyber threats.

What is Load Balancing? Methods and Best Practices

What is Load Balancing? Methods and Best Practices

Load balancing is essential for high-performance systems, distributing workloads across multiple servers and resources to optimize performance, ensure reliability, and adapt to real-time infrastructure conditions.

Log Analytics for System Monitoring and Data Analysis

Log Analytics for System Monitoring and Data Analysis

Log Analytics enables developers to monitor, query, and analyze system logs and telemetry data in real-time, facilitating troubleshooting, performance optimization, and security insights within Azure Monitor environment.

Building Software with AI-First Development Principles

Building Software with AI-First Development Principles

AI-first development revolutionizes software engineering by integrating intelligent systems throughout the entire lifecycle, enhancing productivity, code quality, and collaboration while addressing new risks and future innovation opportunities.

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