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How To Investigate a Reported Problem

Getting to the root cause of a problem in cloud-native environments requires engineers to navigate through immense complexity within a distributed system. Oftentimes, you didn’t write the code and you lack the background and context to quickly understand what’s going on when a problem occurs. The stakes are even higher when a problem is reported - meaning it’s already started to impact the business and the executives and your customers are not pleased.

Evolution of Workplace Search: Search your private data with Elasticsearch

Workplace Search functionality will merge with Elastic Search in the future. Here’s what you need to know. Recent advancements in generative AI technologies have opened up a wave of possibilities with search. As developers build new experiences, users are adopting new ways of using search — from search queries written in natural language, to searching by uploading images or voice samples.

Building Dashboard and Dashboard Inputs in Cribl Search

This video demonstrates how to create “inputs” to Cribl Search dashboards. An Input is a control widget that we can add to our Dashboards to control how they execute. They allow the user to supply a range of inputs to customize one or many of the Searches in each of the panels on a given dashboard.

How to Create Log-Based Metrics to Improve Application Observability

As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) or DevOps professional, you are well aware of the importance of observability in ensuring the smooth functioning and performance of your applications. Observing and monitoring your applications can help you identify and resolve issues in real-time, resulting in increased reliability and improved user experience. Logs play a crucial role in this process as they provide detailed information about the activity and behavior of your applications.

Uncovering Business Insights from Logs

In the world of modern business, data drives decision-making. Every interaction, every transaction, and every click generates a series of data in the form of logs. These logs, often seen as plain text records, have the potential to unlock valuable business insights when analyzed correctly. In How to Create Log-Based Metrics to Improve Application Observability, we described the process of creating log-based metrics to improve application observability using Sematext Cloud.