On July 22, 2019, Slack was in the middle of deploying an update to their desktop app. The update was supposed to decrease memory consumption and increase load time, but instead the company suffered a significant, widespread outage on a global scale. After approximately 40 minutes of downtime, the service was back up. But in the meantime, the company whose motto is ‘where work happens’ essentially stopped working.
The Graylog ExtendedLog Format (GELF) is a uniquely convenient log format created to deal with allthe shortcomings of classic plain Syslog. This enterprise feature allows you tocollect structured events from anywhere, and then compress and chunk them inthe blink of an eye.
Logs have been around since the advent of computers and have probably not changed all too much since. What has changed, however, are the applications and systems generating them. Modern architectures — i.e. software and the infrastructure they are deployed on, have undergone vast changes over the past decade or so with the move to cloud computing and distributed environments.
We're happy to announce that the MongoDB Atlas app is now available in the Sumo Logic app catalog. MongoDB Atlas is a globally distributed cloud database service and the easiest way to run MongoDB in the cloud. Atlas offers best-in-class automation, built-in security controls, and proven best practices to protect your data and scale your applications.
Slack is a popular cloud-based set of software tools and online services that provides for secure collaboration across teams, departments, offices, and countries. We are happy to announce support for monitoring Slack workspaces with the new Sumo Logic app for Slack.
