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In the world of IT infrastructure monitoring, hardware monitoring is often the unsung hero. We monitor systems, databases, and applications, and implement extremely sophisticated solutions, only to realize we’ve overlooked something essential: hardware monitoring.
Regulation bodies are increasing pressure on companies to address their environmental impact. Organizations succeeding in reporting and reducing their carbon footprint will gain a competitive advantage.
As AI advances, companies rethink on-prem infrastructure. Observability platforms focus on cloud but overlook on-prem, causing 40% of downtime. OpenTelemetry bridges this gap, ensuring visibility across cloud and on-prem systems.
Everything You Need to Know About MetricsHub
This Q&A dives into MetricsHub’s unique features, capabilities, and benefits, answering the most frequently asked questions to help you understand why it’s the ideal solution for your observability needs.
· 3 min readHow Much Do Hardware Failures Really Impact Your Uptime?
Hardware failures might seem like background noise but can significantly disrupt uptime and service availability without proper monitoring.
· 4 min readMetricsHub® Enterprise: Insights from the Team Behind the Innovation
After months of intense development, our team is proud to unveil MetricsHub® Enterprise. This major milestone in the evolution of our platform gives us a perfect opportunity to reflect on the journey so far, with insights from Nassim, our Software Architect.
· 4 min readThe Heartbeats of the Digital World E03: Layers of Monitoring
In this third episode, Alex and James explore the critical differences between hardware and operating system monitoring in data centers. Their discussion highlights the importance of proactive monitoring and introduces MetricsHub as a potential integrated solution for managing diverse monitoring tasks.
· 4 min readThe Heartbeats of the Digital World E02: No Heartbeats? The Five Culprits
Alex and James were sitting in a cozy corner of a bustling café, their laptops open, but their conversation was far from ordinary. James, a newcomer to the IT world, was eager to learn from his friend Alex, an experienced data center specialist.
· 3 min readThe Heartbeats of the Digital World E01: Tales from the Data Center Trenches
Follow Alex, an experienced data center technician, as he navigates through his day-to-day challenges in preventing hardware failures. Learn about the various challenges he faces, his successes, and his insights gained in his ongoing effort to maintain digital operations' seamless flow.
· 3 min readExploring the Landscape of Observability: OpenTelemetry, MetricsHub, and More
OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana Alloy, Loki, and other big names in observability can seem daunting to newcomers. This article demystifies the observability landscape, explains MetricsHub's role in the OpenTelemetry ecosystem, and explores its integration with other components.
· 6 min readUnlocking Innovation: Why Sentry Software is (finally) Embracing Open Source
Bertrand Martin, Sentry Software's co-founder and CEO, talks about open-sourcing MetricsHub®, the new generation of the company's monitoring solution for datacenters.
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