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Steve Newman / February 8

The Circle Expands Again…

It’s all about the data. Turns out it always was. When we started Scalyr, we initially focused on log analytics – providing engineering teams with a detailed, reliable view into their distributed systems. But our…
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Steve Newman / April 14

1000 Little Breakthroughs

How do you optimize a system by a factor of 100, when you already built it the best you knew how? In recent years, we’ve found ourselves in conversations with potential customers who would love…
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Erin Baez / April 20

Understanding Row- vs Column-Oriented Databases

Understandably enough, we want our databases to be fast. We want to select the most appropriate database for whatever we’re doing so that the queries we run will come back at speed. By changing the…
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Erin Baez / April 14

AWS Lambda With Python: A Simple Introduction With Examples

We’ve previously covered AWS Lambda using Java. Today, we’ll take a look at Python. If you’re unfamiliar with AWS Lambda, it’s not about the language feature in Python called lambda (anonymous functions). AWS Lambda is…
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Erin Baez / April 13

Column-Oriented Database Examples: A Helpful List

Column-oriented databases have seen a resurgence in interest in recent years. The first column-oriented databases appeared decades ago. However, they have never gained a lot of traction in the market. In recent years, though, big…
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Erik Dietrich / April 7

HTTP Monitor: What It Is and Why You Need It

One day, one of our main web APIs was down, and the first person that knew it was my boss. We were so worried about bringing the API up that we never paid attention to…
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Erin Baez / April 6

Big Data Cybersecurity: Why It Matters and How It Helps

Organizations today face an uphill battle against cybercrime. Attacks are rising in frequency and sophistication each year, with hackers increasingly targeting vulnerabilities in cloud systems and home networks. As such, executives across the board are…
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Erin Baez / March 31

Containers as a Service: A Complete Guide

Containers as a service (CaaS) is a type of service that allows organizations to manage containers more easily. CaaS can be implemented in a few different ways, but all of them have this in common:…
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Erin Baez / March 30

Columnar Database: What Is It?

Databases are the foundation of most software applications. And much like when building a house, consideration needs to be given to make sure the foundation is right. When we build a house, we ask a…
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Erin Baez / March 24

Stack Trace: How to Debug Your Application With a Stack Trace

As a developer, stack traces are one of the most common error types you’ll run into. Every developer makes mistakes, including you. When you make a mistake, your code will likely exit and print a…
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Erin Baez / March 23

Streaming Analytics: A Simple but Detailed Introduction

Streaming analytics is a powerful platform for system observability. It’s a way to monitor your infrastructure and respond to real-time events. Your clients expect you to respond to issues quickly. They expect your systems to…
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Erik Dietrich / March 17

Getting Started Quickly With Node.js Logging

Previously, we covered how to get started with logging in C#, Java, Python, and Ruby. Now, we’ll take a look at Node.js logging. As in the other articles, we’ll cover: How to log very basically.What…
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