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Changelog #10: Dashboard alerts
Alerts on dashboards just got an upgrade! Never miss and incident with improved anomaly detection and streamline your alert setup using multi-sources alerts. Here's how to take your alerts to the n...
We’re decreasing the price of metrics by 200x
I screwed up — and I want to apologize. Going forward, we’ll be adjusting the price for 1 billion of retained metrics data points from $1,000 to $5. That’s 200x cheaper.
Quick and Dirty vs. Polished and Perfect: The Two Sides of Engineering
Every great engineer knows how to toggle between two fundamentally different, yet equally important styles of work: "Let's wing it" hacking and corporate-level "measure twice, cut once" engineering.
100x Software Engineering
There's a subtle art to crafting amazing software at a pace that leaves your competition in the dust.
Nutrisense finds balance with Better Stack
Company: Nutrisense Nutrisense is redefining how people approach their health by turning personal data into powerful, actionable insights. Whether understanding how the body responds to food, impro...
WindBorne Systems ensures global fleet reliability with Better Stack
Company: WindBorne Systems WindBorne Systems is pioneering a new era of weather forecasting. The company designs, builds, and operates a global fleet of autonomous, long-duration weather balloons t...
Listen Notes cuts monitoring costs by 90% after replacing Datadog, PagerDuty, and Atlassian with Better Stack
Company: Listen Notes Listen Notes is kind of like Google, but just for podcasts. Millions of shows and episodes from across the internet can be searched in one place. Whether you're tracking inter...
Changelog #9: Advanced data options for everyone
We’re bringing enterprise-level data options to everyone on the Pay as you go plan! Choose where your telemetry data is stored. Pick from available data regions or configure your own custom S3 buck...
Changelog #8: Filter by patterns and services
Live tail just got an upgrade! Find the logs you need faster with pattern‑based filtering and service discovery. Intuitively filter logs without digging for specific log fields. View similar log m...
Changelog #7: Control your log ingestion
Say goodbye to complicated log shipper configs and the hassle of deciding which logs to ship from your apps. Filter, transform, and redact incoming logs at ingest directly in Better Stack. Control...
Changelog #6: Always know who's on-call
We've made it much simpler to keep up with who is on‑call. No more wondering who's going to be notified. Are you running multiple on-call rotations or teams? Quickly view all schedules at once for...
Changelog #5: Chart with a single click & customize Live tail columns
We've just made Live tail more powerful! Keep the important information always visible and explore your logs faster than ever before. Ready to chart values in your logs with a single click? Want to...
Changelog #4: More powerful incident grouping
We've upgraded one of our favorite features — incident grouping. It's now easier than ever to reduce noise and make sure incident grouping works exactly as you need. Want to make sure your producti...
Changelog #3: Request cover & Escalate to next person
Find out how to request on-call cover, create overrides, and escalate to the next on-call person — all from your phone. Need someone to cover your on-call? Got paged while away-from-keyboard? No ne...
The Most Advanced AI Weather Model in the World Relies on Render and Better Stack
Intro section option 2.jpg https://imagedelivery.net/xZXo0QFi-1_4Zimer-T0XQ/f1f25d1d-9463-4a85-7f45-8d4a93654200/md1x =1500x1125 A conversation with Kai Marshland, founder of WindBorne Systems Weat...
Changelog #2: Live tail presets & Explain with AI
We’ve upgraded your log browsing experience — see log and error spikes at glance, easily filter logs with Live tail presets, and explain your logs with AI in an all-new Live tail design. Want to sa...
Changelog #1: Mobile apps & customizable critical alerts
We've released brand new iOS and Android apps and customizable critical notifications. Never miss an incident again — even when you're away from your desk. View your on-call schedule, make shift ad...
10 Best Engineering Podcasts for CTOs
Listen to the best podcasts for CTOs to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and insights in technology leadership
7 Best Engineering Newsletters (Every CTO Should Read)
Newsletters are a thing now. There are many engineering-focused newsletters out there, but only a few are worth your time. That’s why we picked 6 — that are definitely worth it. We asked everyone w...
Product 101: Consistency
One often-overlooked aspect of great software is that it feels like it was designed by a single person through & through. Or so it seems.
Thank you to everyone who
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Here is to all the fantastic people that are contributing and sharing their amazing projects: Thank you!