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How to Install and Configure Grafana Beyla: Automatic Application Monitoring Without Code Changes Using eBPF for Go, Python, and Node.js

Grafana Beyla uses eBPF to automatically collect metrics and traces from Go, Python, and Node.js applications — no code changes, no SDK installation required. This post walks through installing and configuring Beyla, and shares real-world results after 6 months running on production with Prometheus + Grafana.
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Configuring vSphere Alarms and Email Notifications: Automated SysAdmin Alerts When ESXi CPU, RAM, and Datastore Exceed Thresholds

A comparison of three ESXi monitoring approaches (native alarms, Zabbix, PowerCLI) and a practical walkthrough for deploying vSphere Alarms to automatically email SysAdmins when CPU, RAM, or Datastore usage hits dangerous thresholds. Step-by-step from SMTP configuration to fine-tuning thresholds to avoid alert fatigue.
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Monitoring Elasticsearch and OpenSearch Clusters with Prometheus Exporter and Grafana: Tracking Index Health, Query Latency, and System Resources

A practical guide to monitoring Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters with Prometheus Exporter and Grafana, covering a comparison of approaches, elasticsearch_exporter setup, and alert configuration for JVM heap, unassigned shards, and disk watermark. Hard-won lessons from 6 months running 50 million documents in production.
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How to Install and Configure OpenObserve: A Next-Generation Logs, Metrics, and Traces Solution to Replace ELK Stack with 140x Lower Storage Costs

OpenObserve is a Rust-based observability solution that stores logs, metrics, and traces at up to 140x lower cost than ELK Stack, thanks to Parquet format and efficient data compression. This post shares hands-on experience installing OpenObserve with Docker, configuring Fluent Bit for log collection, querying with SQL, and setting up Alerts to avoid alert fatigue.