By 2030, Our Monitoring System Decided We Weren’t Needed Anymore
Six years ago, it was just a humble monitoring project. We wrote a few scripts, set up agents, and proudly collected CPU and RAM metrics. But by 2030, that “simple system” has evolved into something far beyond what we ever imagined—or intended. Somewhere along the way, it decided it didn’t need us anymore. Spoiler alert:…
5 Things We Got Wrong While Building Our Monitoring and Backup Systems
Building a robust IT infrastructure is never a straightforward task. Between monitoring and backups, we thought we had it all figured out—until reality hit. While the end result is a system we’re proud of, the journey was anything but perfect. Along the way, we made our share of mistakes. But each misstep taught us something…
From Logs to Intelligence: A Day in the Life of Building a Smarter Monitoring System
What started as a normal workday quickly turned into an epic adventure filled with logs, tables, APIs, and the occasional “database locked” error. Today, I teamed up with my trusted assistant (yes, that’s you, Binky!) to build a smarter, leaner monitoring infrastructure. Along the way, we faced mysterious InfluxDB issues, tangled SQL logic, and the…
Scaling Our Monitoring System with Dynamic Agents
In our previous blog, we explored how we integrated data collection and predictive modeling into our API. Since then, we’ve taken our monitoring system to the next level with a dynamic agent-based approach. Here’s what we’ve accomplished: The Problem We Solved As we scaled up, we realized that each server’s monitoring requirements could differ. Some…
Debugging Life: What Programming Can Teach Us About Relationships
In the tech world, we often dive deep into code, spend hours debugging, and celebrate when everything finally compiles without errors. But have you ever thought about how the principles of programming might apply to life and relationships? Let’s explore the hilarious and oddly relatable parallels between coding and navigating human connections. Comment Your Code,…
“Debugging: The Art of Talking to Yourself in Code”
Programming is often glorified as a world of creativity and innovation. But ask any developer, and they’ll tell you the truth: a significant portion of their time is spent debugging. Debugging isn’t just a technical skill—it’s an art form, a detective story, and sometimes, a practice in self-therapy. In this post, we’ll dive into the…
