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End-to-end observability is not mobile-to-backend observability
Datadog defines end-to-end observability from infrastructure to frontend. Here's why that model breaks when the frontend is a mobile app, not a browser.
bitdrift BlogOct 1, 20266 min read
Announcing blob-stream: a Kafka alternative for no fuss, low cost high volume streaming
From a usage perspective, blob-stream is a streaming system that looks a lot like Kafka:
bitdrift BlogSep 28, 202630 min read
Announcing out-of-memory reporting in iOS
In bitdrift for iOS, OOM terminations now appear in the Session Timeline and Issues page with stack trace and full session context leading up to the crash.
bitdrift BlogSep 22, 20267 min read
Introducing scripting workflows for smarter debugging
We have recently launched a new workflow step for introspecting fatal app issues with a twist— rather than using predefined building blocks, the actual logic is written as a script, to capture exactly what matters for your team.
bitdrift BlogAug 18, 20268 min read
How bitdrift scaled to 121 million concurrent gRPC connections on Amazon CloudFront for live telemetry sporting events
When onboarding a customer serving live T20 World Cup cricket matches, bitdrift had to support surges to millions of concurrent gRPC connections in seconds.
bitdrift BlogJul 15, 202611 min read
Reducing Android JVM allocations for less memory pressure and faster logs
Substantially reduce JVM allocations on common Android logging paths by removing map-shaped work from SDK internals and improve runtime along the way.
bitdrift BlogJul 2, 20268 min read