Thought Leadership

Instana is changing the way IT organizations think about performance monitoring with an automatic approach to Application and Infrastructure monitoring.
Problems solved and problems created by Kubernetes
Kubernetes can be a great tool for automating many aspects of deploying and managing production services but it also creates new problems that you need to carefully consider before you decide whether or not to use Kubernetes.
Monitoring Applications on Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)
Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) is a CNCF compliant Kubernetes As a Service (KaaS) offering for orchestrating container environments. Instana monitors applications running in OKE, as well as the performance of individual pods, nodes and containers.
Distributed Tracing the Easy Way!
Distributed tracing is a critical requirement for effective microservices monitoring. You can implement distributed tracing the hard way using open-source tracing implementations or you can take the easy route using Instana AutoTrace.
Scaling Microservices Series: Introduction
The first in a series of blog posts summarizing application scaling strategies for SREs, DevOps...
Open Source Microservices Monitoring is a Terrible Idea
APM Experts and Bernd Harzog have published new research - and a companion whitepaper -...
20 Developer Experts to Follow on Twitter
Modern developers need to know more than one programming language or framework. For that reason...
5 Things You Can Hate About Go
(But Don’t Have To)
Go is a powerful programming language that has seen strong developer adoption, but many constructs...
Modernizing APM for DevOps and Beyond
Our Guest Blogger, angel investor Ameet Patel, describes what makes Instana different, and why he...
Instana is Delivering the Future of APM Today
What was already a fantastic year got even better when Instana added Meritech to our...
Application Maps for Troubleshooting and Cloud Migration
Use application dependency maps to troubleshoot performance issues, understand logical application architecture, and assist with...
Application Perspectives – Personalizing the APM Experience
Instana announces new Application Perspectives capabilities. With Personalized APM, you can easily create tailored views...
The Need For a Personalized APM Experience
As DevOps decentralizes responsibilities, outdated ideas can hinder success. The "Center of Excellence" is a...
Making The Case For Complete CI/CD Automation
An examination of key performance indicators from organizations who are leveraging continuous integration and continuous...
Running Stan’s Robot Shop (Sample Microservice Application) on DC/OS
It’s official! Our sample containerized microservice application, Stan’s Robot Shop, is a hit. We’ve authored...
Continuous Deployment and Continuous Monitoring – A Winning Pair
Continuous integration and continuous deployment accelerate application delivery but come with their own set of...
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