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Launching the CloudFabrix Space Craft into the Orbit!

NASA’s Nov’16 2022 launch kicked off highly anticipated Artemis 1 mission, sending an uncrewed Orion capsule on a nearly 26-day trek to the moon and back. The Space Launch Systems (SLS) megarocket appeared to perform exactly as planned during the liftoff, and was “simply eye-watering,” said the agency. Drawing analogies, we here at CloudFabrix had our own “Artemis 1 moment”.

Morgan Logger | Tutorial on how to use in an Express application

Morgan is a popular HTTP logging library for Node.js. It is designed to be a simple and flexible tool for logging HTTP requests and responses in Node.js applications. Using Morgan, you can easily log requests made to your Node.js server, including information such as the request method, the URL of the request, the status code of the response, and the length of the response body. You can also customize the format of the log messages and specify which requests should be logged and which should be ignored.

Six Key Observability Principles for Understanding Modern Applications

The rise of modern applications has kicked basic monitoring tools to the curb. With observability, teams can proactively know, in real-time, what’s happening across the entire stack. Observability allows us to take a holistic view of our IT systems and learn about the current state based on the environment and the data it generates. But how do you properly implement observability? Here are 6 guiding principles to make sure your IT and DevOps teams are set up for success.

How JMX Monitoring Works for Java Applications

The Java Management Extensions (JMX) framework is a Java technology that includes tools for managing and monitoring applications, system objects, and service-oriented networks. The JMX framework is designed to simplify the management of local and remote Java applications. The JMX framework introduces the concept of MBeans for real-time management of applications, whereby resources are represented by objects called MBeans (Managed Beans).

2022 Year in Review

If you are like me, I always look forward to reading (here writing) a company's Year in Review and this year is no different. However, as I reflect back on 2022, I realized we achieved a five year anniversary. An anniversary of completing a very big vision of transforming customer’s cloud object storage such as AWS S3 into the first stream-based Search+SQL Analytic Database. Initially providing access via the Elastic (Search) API, then Presto (SQL), at scale and in production.

JSON Logs | Best Practices, benefits, and examples

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format that has gained widespread popularity in recent years due to its simplicity and flexibility. It is easy for humans to read and write and for machines to parse and generate, making it a great choice for transmitting data in web applications. Logs serve multiple purposes for application developers. They are essential to understand what's happening in your application.

Applications Manager in 2022: A look back

As we reach the end of the year, many of us are looking back to see how our resolutions for the year 2022 went. Well we don’t know about you, but at Applications Manager, we kept to our resolution to work to deliver the best possible version of our tool. Here’s a look back at 2022 and every milestone we crossed this year.

Best practices for continuous testing with Datadog

In Parts 1 and 2, we looked at how you can build and maintain effective test suites. These steps are a key part of ensuring that application workflows function as expected. But how you run your tests is another important point to consider, so in this post, we’ll walk through best practices for executing your tests across every stage of development. Along the way, we’ll also look at how Datadog supports these practices for the applications that you are already monitoring.

Observability vs. Monitoring

Today, organizations are moving toward distributed systems to provide top-notch application services. This trend has made both observability and monitoring essential practices. As observability and monitoring are often used interchangeably, many people tend to get confused. It’s crucial to understand the difference between the two to use the right approach for a given scenario.

How OpsRamp Log Management Helps You to Find and Fix Issues Faster

OpsRamp has enhanced its hybrid observability capabilities by adding an integrated log management solution to unify log, event and alert data within customers’ monitoring and event management command center. Presenting this log data as part of a unified view of IT performance data and integrating it with remediation capabilities will allow enterprises and service providers to expedite the process of identifying and resolving potential issues before they impact their business operations.