Cloud

This is one of those topics where everyone seems to have a slightly different view and most of them are valid. That’s the beauty of computer science: there’s rarely a single right answer. You’ve probably come across some of the many answers out there, and I won’t dive into all of them here. It’s simply too much to cover in a single article. I want to share my perspective here. For other viewpoints, you can explore online resources and read different takes on the subject.

Keeping production systems healthy and reliable is a challenge. Are your services running without problem? During high-traffic periods, can your system handle the load without bottlenecks or failures? What about dependencies? Is everything working fine with third-party depencies or is there an outage on cloud service provider? These are everyday challenges for DevOps and SRE teams alike.

Just like messy code gives clues about deeper issues (code smells), monitoring systems can have “monitoring smells.” when something isn’t right. These are signs that your monitoring setup isn’t as good as it should be. While I won’t be diving into how to build the perfect monitoring system. This article will explain what these smells are, how to notice them, and how to fix them.

Azure Functions and Azure Durable Functions

Microsoft Azure is a constantly expanding collection of cloud services. Among these services, Azure Functions and Azure Durable Functions are critical in enabling serverless computing. In this article, we will look at Azure Functions and Azure Durable Functions, distinguish between the two, and learn about the key concepts surrounding Azure Durable Functions.

What is an Azure Function?

Azure Functions is a serverless computing service designed to effortlessly run small code snippets (functions) without any concern about the underlying infrastructure. This cloud-based solution empowers developers to focus solely on their code while leaving the infrastructure management worries behind.