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Beyond Uptime: Building a Bulletproof APM Strategy for High-Traffic Norwegian Workloads

· CoolVDS Team

Uptime metrics lie. This guide cuts through the noise of standard monitoring, offering a battle-tested approach to Application Performance Monitoring (APM) using the ELK stack and Prometheus. Learn how to diagnose latency spikes, handle GDPR log compliance in Norway, and why underlying hardware performance is the hard limit of optimization.

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API Gateway Performance Tuning: Surviving the Thundering Herd in 2020

· CoolVDS Team

Default configurations are the enemy of scale. We dissect the Linux kernel and Nginx settings required to handle 10k+ RPS without melting your CPU, specifically tailored for the Nordic infrastructure landscape.

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Observability vs Monitoring: Why Green Dashboards Are Lying to You

· CoolVDS Team

Monitoring tells you the server is up. Observability tells you why the checkout is failing for users in Bergen. We break down the technical differences, the 2020 stack (Prometheus, ELK, Jaeger), and why infrastructure matters.

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Stop Running as Root: The 2020 Guide to Hardening Containers in Production

· CoolVDS Team

Container isolation is a myth if you stick to defaults. From dropping kernel capabilities to managing secrets without environment variables, here is the battle-tested guide to securing your infrastructure against runC exploits and privilege escalation.

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Observability vs. Monitoring: Why Green Dashboards Are Lying to You

· CoolVDS Team

Monitoring tells you the server is up. Observability tells you why the checkout is failing for 1% of users in Oslo. We dissect the 'Three Pillars' stack (Prometheus, ELK, Jaeger) and why infrastructure ownership is the root of true visibility.

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Observability vs Monitoring: Why Your Green Dashboards Are Lying to You

· CoolVDS Team

Monitoring tells you the server is up. Observability tells you why the API latency just spiked by 400ms. A 2020 guide for Nordic DevOps engineers on moving from "Green/Red" lights to deep system insights using Prometheus, ELK, and proper infrastructure.

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Escaping the Public Cloud Tax: High-Performance MinIO on Kubernetes

· CoolVDS Team

Stop bleeding money on egress fees. Learn how to deploy a production-ready, S3-compatible object storage layer using MinIO on Kubernetes, optimized for local NVMe performance and Norwegian data sovereignty.

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Stop the Bleeding: A Pragmatic Guide to Cloud Cost Control in 2020

· CoolVDS Team

While the promise of 'pay-as-you-go' sounded perfect, the reality for many Norwegian CTOs is unpredictable billing and hidden egress fees. Here is how to audit your infrastructure, reclaim wasted resources, and why fixed-cost NVMe performance is the stabilizer your budget needs.