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Mastering IPM: Monitor What Matters From Where It Matters

In the first installment of our IPM Best Practices Series, we explored the vast expanse of the Internet Stack and how its complex layers work in unison to keep digital services running. We laid the groundwork for understanding why Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) is pivotal for the resilience of our interconnected world. This post zeroes in on the imperative of monitoring precisely what matters, and from the right vantage points.

SysAdmin's guide to migrating from CentOS

CentOS EOL - Are you affected? CentOS used to be community driven. Imagine an OS being tested by a global community of volunteers against a testing team in a company—that gave CentOS unmatched stability. An OS that came with Securuty-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) by default and also included 10-year support meant it was the favorite of both individual developers and enterprises as well (even Facebook, now known as Meta, used CentOS for its data centers).

Database Trends 2024: The Power of Cloud, Consumption Models, and the Popularity of PostgreSQL

A large proportion of our customers rely on eG Enterprise to monitor and troubleshoot application and end-user experience problems caused by problems in underlying database dependencies. Our end-to-end unified monitoring and root-cause analysis platform supports all major database technologies. Over recent years, we have witnessed a significant shift from traditional on-premises databases to more dynamic, scalable solutions.

Understanding Network Topology: Types, Best Practices

When you Google ‘Topology,’ it’s defined as ‘the way something is arranged or interconnected’. A similar definition extends into the digital world, especially in a computer network. Network topology is the structure and arrangement of the network and its devices. The question is- why should you care about network topologies? The answer is that your whole work depends on the digital realm in this era, and you want everything to run smoothly.

Why Splunk customers face a choice for observability and modernization

Elastic Observability is fast, simple, and built for the future Businesses everywhere are facing a challenging environment: increased cost pressures coupled with high volumes of data generated by complex, distributed, cloud-native environments. As a result, teams need smarter analytics, access, and retention across all their data — instantly and from anywhere — to resolve issues, make decisions, and ensure resiliency.

Grafana 10.3 release: Canvas panel updates, multi-stack data sources, and more

Grafana 10.3 is here! Download Grafana 10.3 The latest version of Grafana brings advanced controls for anonymous access in your Grafana instance and new options for multi-stack data source configuration in Grafana Cloud. The release also enhances Grafana visualizations, with additions like pan and zoom for the canvas panel and updated tooltips for better data interpretation. Plus improvements in Grafana Alerting and log analysis capabilities provide more efficient monitoring and troubleshooting tools.

How to Customise Detectors for Even Better Alerting

In the previous blog, we introduced what makes a bad alert and how being able to simply customise and fine-tune your detectors is critical to creating great alerts. The first category of detectors in Splunk Observability Cloud that we dived into was the out-of-the-box offering called AutoDetect. Customising and subscribing to these detectors is a great way to get up and running straight away with industry best-practice alerts and bring down MTTx.

Building the NextGen Factory with Splunk and Bosch Rexroth

For centuries there have been many wise sayings on how to deal with disruptions and prevail amidst uncertain circumstances. Read on to learn how Splunk and Bosch Rexroth are building the next-generation factory to help manufacturers elevate their resilience and take advantage of new market trends and operating models.