“What is MTTF?” That’s the question we’ll answer with today’s post. Yep, the article’s title makes it evident that the acronym stands for “mean time to failure.” But that, on its own, doesn’t say anything. What does “mean time to failure” actually mean? Why should you care? That’s what today’s post covers in detail.

Within software development, application logging plays an important role. As much as we’d like our software to be perfect, issues will always arise within a production environment. When they do, a good logging strategy is crucial. But what is application logging? How should you be using application logs? Where can you find them? And what does all this mean for your own logging strategy? We’ll take a look at each of these questions in this post.

If your work in IT, especially in the software field, then you’re almost certainly aware of logs. An application that doesn’t generate any type of logging would be unheard of, to say the least. What about “log analytics?” Do you know this term?

Whether you’re slinging code, managing developers, wrangling servers, or filling most other roles in the modern tech firm, you care about keeping your software running while bringing home the bacon. If your website or application is down, you’re not making money. (Or, if you aren’t in this for profit, your message isn’t getting to the people who need it.) Therefore, it’s everyone’s job to keep things running smoothly.