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Scout Puppet Module and PuppetConf 8 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm
Just in time for PuppetConf 2013, we've added an official Scout Puppet Module to Puppet Forge. Configuration instructions are right there in the Scout UI: We're also excited to be a sponsor for Puppe...
Understanding CPU Steal Time - when should you be worried? 25 Jul 2013 | 06:11 pm
A big thanks to Eric Lindvall of Papertrail for adding steal time to Scout's CPU Usage Plugin and helping out on this blog post! Netflix tracks CPU Steal Time closely. In fact, if steal time exceeds ...
Introducing Chart Queries 23 Jul 2013 | 08:00 pm
Today we're excited to announce the BETA release of Chart Queries, a faster way to view your metrics on charts. Rather than selecting metrics via checkboxes, just search! You can toggle between sele...
HipChat Notifications 17 Jul 2013 | 07:14 pm
Is email just not fast enough? Do you want instant notification of Scout alerts in your HipChat room? We've added a direct integration to HipChat: Setup is just what you'd expect - provide your API t...
Announcing Zapier Integration 25 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
Zapier glues together hundreds of online applications so they can talk seamlessly with one another. Think Legos for web services. Or Unix pipes for the web world. Want a task assignment in Basecamp to...
Omnibus Tutorial: Package a standalone Ruby gem 21 Jun 2013 | 08:36 pm
A couple of years ago I visited Argentina. I have trouble enough pronouncing my limited English vocabulary and I don't speak Spanish, but after a bit of time, it was pretty easy to order food, buy gro...
RVM, Bundler and Cron in Production: Round 2 7 Jun 2013 | 11:02 pm
Back in 2010, we suggested using /bin/bash -l -c to run scout via Cron when using RVM. However, this was a brute approach: /bin/bash -l -c tells bash to behave as a login, interactive process. However...
The winding path to server roles 29 May 2013 | 06:39 pm
We're overjoyed with the reaction to server roles, our new feature that makes monitoring many servers as easy as monitoring a few. The end result hits our favorite sweet spot: it makes something that ...
Debugging request bottlenecks with realtime charts 15 May 2013 | 12:19 am
Last week, one of our application servers died. We have four app servers, so in theory, the death of one app server shouldn't bring the entire platoon down. However, real-life had other plans: 95% of ...
RailsConf 2013! 29 Apr 2013 | 03:20 am
I’m sitting in the Denver Airport – in a couple of minutes, I’ll board the plane to RailsConf in Portland, Oregon. I’m already getting amped for Voodoo Donuts, Stumpdown Coffee, well-trimmed beards, a...
