March 2023 Summaries

Florian Schaeffler, a Senior Software Engineer and owner of Largun, a Lumigo partner, discusses the importance of software development tools in improving software quality and achieving operational excellence. He argues that observability is crucial for understanding system behavior, which can be achieved through monitoring and data collection from various sources such as logs, metrics, and traces. Florian highlights Lumigo's role in providing an out-of-the-box solution for observability and tracing that simplifies the process while still offering insights into software performance. The blog post covers three development phases: Basic Functionality, Reliability, and Optimization, focusing on how Lumigo supports these phases by providing tools such as error notifications, debugging capabilities, infrastructure setup, system map complexity reduction, price optimization, cold start management, and tracing functionality.

Lumigo recently celebrated its 5th birthday, marking significant progress in providing developers with tools to troubleshoot microservices in the cloud. The company's mission is to help organizations of all sizes confidently take advantage of cloud architectures, particularly serverless. Lumigo has expanded its platform to support containerized applications and now offers end-to-end visibility into every request, reducing the need for endless logs. As a token of appreciation, customers can refer new businesses to Lumigo and receive a $500 gift card, while the referred customer will receive a $500 credit towards their subscription.

The Serverless Days ANZ 2023 event brought together a tech community to share knowledge and experiences on serverless computing, with a focus on collaboration and community spirit. The conference featured a range of speakers, including AWS experts, who shared their insights on topics such as developer experience, security, AI, accessibility, and integration patterns. The event also provided opportunities for attendees to engage in lively panel discussions and networking. A highlight of the day was a keynote speech by Jeremy Daly, which emphasized the importance of well-designed developer experiences and the challenges faced by developers when building serverless applications. The conference was made possible by the dedication and hard work of the serverless community, who came together to share their knowledge and insights with one another.