Monitoring tools for DevOps and microservices: A systematic grey literature review

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Green IT and Green Software

Christof Ebert

IEEE SOFTWARE (2021)

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Design, monitoring, and testing of microservices systems: The practitioners' perspective

Muhammad Waseem et al.

Summary: The research provides insights into the design, monitoring, and testing of microservices systems, highlighting commonly used strategies and challenges posed by the complexity of these systems. It emphasizes the need for further research to address issues such as design complexity, security concerns, and monitoring and testing challenges in microservices systems.

JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE (2021)

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Fault Analysis and Debugging of Microservice Systems: Industrial Survey, Benchmark System, and Empirical Study

Xiang Zhou et al.

Summary: The study investigates fault analysis and debugging of microservice systems through a survey and experimental research, finding that the effectiveness of current debugging practices can be improved by introducing tracing and visualization techniques and strategies.

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (2021)

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Automated Analysis of Distributed Tracing: Challenges and Research Directions

Andre Bento et al.

Summary: Microservice-based architectures are popular for their advantages in software development. Distributed tracing helps maintain observability and identify issues like latency in such contexts. However, working with distributed tracing data can be challenging due to complexity, lack of tools, and focus on trace-level visualization. This paper suggests using tracing data to extract service metrics, detect anomalous behavior, and enhance trace quality. Results show potential in extracting actionable information from tracing data and improving trace analysis.

JOURNAL OF GRID COMPUTING (2021)

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Promises and challenges of microservices: an exploratory study

Yingying Wang et al.

Summary: Microservice-based architecture is a popular approach in the industry for building complex systems with small, loosely coupled components. Successful practitioners sometimes deviate from standard advice by focusing on resource consumption and deployment infrastructure, and they emphasize the importance of establishing robust and shared infrastructural support early in the development process.

EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (2021)

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