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Apache Tomcat monitoring made easy with Applications Manager

Tomcat has been a trusted platform for managing your Java based web applications, Java Server Pages (JSPs) and Java Servlets. But who is the one reliable soldier watching Tomcat’s back while you are boosting the efficiency of your organization? We have the answer: your monitoring tool. Complete visibility into the infrastructure and comprehensive insights ensure IT administrator can properly manage their organization’s IT infrastructure.

Service Evolution In The Digital Age: Business Practices Worth Considering

Rapid technological advancements are consistently defining the era we find ourselves in. It has caused businesses to adapt and evolve to remain competitive. As a result, the digital age has reshaped industries, customer expectations, and how we conduct business. How do businesses thrive in this dynamic landscape? One of the most effective ways is to embrace innovative practices. Here are some key strategies for service evolution in the digital age, each contributing to enhanced customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

VPN Split Tunneling: A Guide for IT Pros

VPNs (virtual private networks) have rapidly become essential for remote workers and organizations. VPNs provide enhanced privacy, security, and access to restricted resources by creating an encrypted tunnel for internet traffic. However, many IT professionals grapple with the tradeoffs inherent in routing all traffic through a VPN tunnel. VPN split tunneling offers a versatile solution by allowing you to intelligently segment VPN and non-VPN traffic.

Cloud Monitoring: What It Is & How Monitoring the Cloud Works

One of the primary goals of any IT team is to ensure seamless operation and consistent uptime. This is typically achieved via monitoring — whether on-premises, in an application or across a network, monitoring allows teams to respond quickly to a given issue or even understand potential problems before they arise. For today’s complex distributed systems, one of the more common monitoring methods comes in the form of cloud monitoring.

Correlation Does Not Equal Causation - Especially When It Comes to Observability [Part 1]

Observability has been tied up with causality from its origins in the mathematical realm of control theory in the early 1960s. A system (of any kind, hardware or software, natural or engineered) was deemed to be ‘observable’ if it generated self-descriptive data from which it was possible to infer how states of the system were causally related to one another.

Top 5 Server Monitoring Tools

The need to monitor the health of servers and networks is unanimous. You don't want to be a blind pilot who is headed for an inevitable disaster. Fortunately, there are many open source and commercial tools to help you do the monitoring. As always, good and expensive are not as attractive as good and cheap. So, we've put together the most valuable cloud and windows monitoring tools to get you started.

Amazon RDS: managed database vs. database self-management

Amazon RDS or Relational Database Service is a collection of managed services offered by Amazon Web Services that simplify the processing of setting up, operating, and scaling relational databases on the AWS cloud. It is a fully managed service that provides highly scalable, cost-effective, and efficient database deployment.

Effective Logging in Threaded or Multiprocessing Python Applications

In Python development, logging is not only good practice; it is vital. Logging is critical for understanding the execution flow of an application and helps in debugging potential issues. The importance of logging for developing reliable and maintainable Python applications cannot be overstated. Python provides capabilities for running concurrent operations—either in a threaded (single process) or multiple process environment. But what implications do these different approaches have on logging?