Audit logs, otherwise referred to as audit trails, are detailed records that document activities or a sequence of activities or events. Typically, they deal with the usage of systems, applications, and/or networks. They are crucial in ensuring security, compliance, and operational oversight and enable users to keep track of the history of all actions executed and who has done what and when.

Endpoints are the primary target of cyberattacks. The most conservative estimates indicate that between 68% and 70% of data breaches begin on these devices. This is why implementing an EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) solution is crucial to protect them in today’s cyber threat landscape.

In recent years, the healthcare industry has been facing a pivotal shift on the communication front, with smartphones outpacing pagers as the tool of choice. So, I want to highlight how this shift came to be and why legacy pager systems fall short in the era of real-time communication and collaboration. From patient outcomes to streamlining workflows, I will uncover how HIPAA-compliant mobile technology is transforming the way doctors, staff, and patients communicate.

Recently, we hosted a webinar on migrating from PagerDuty, where we explored why so many engineering teams are rethinking their on-call tools. This blog post is based on that conversation, diving into the frustrations teams face with PagerDuty and how incident.io On-Call offers a better way forward.

Today we announced Cloudsmith is officially a Series B company. This $23M fundraising round was led by TCV, with participation from Insight Partners, as well as most of our existing investors. What a vote of confidence in our team, our vision, and our market!

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Squadcast has officially joined the SolarWinds family. This strategic acquisition signifies a significant milestone in our journey to enhance our capabilities and deliver exceptional value to our customers. Squadcast’s user-loved software perfectly complements our observability and service management offerings, and it offers a wealth of expertise in incident response management. Learn more about our incident response solutions here.

When your Linux server starts acting up at 3 AM, you don't need a philosophy lesson—you need answers. Fast. That's where journalctl last comes in, the command-line equivalent of having a time machine for your system's events. If you've been piecing together log information like some digital detective with a cork board and string, it's time to upgrade your toolkit. Let's cut through the noise and get you the intel you need, when you need it.

Nginx error logs can be tough to decipher, even for experienced sysadmins and DevOps engineers. They hold valuable clues about what’s going wrong, but sorting through them can feel overwhelming. Understanding these logs doesn’t have to be a challenge. This guide breaks them down in a clear, practical way—so you can find the issues that matter and fix them with confidence.

Monitoring your EC2 instances shouldn’t be complicated or exhausting. Yet, too often, engineers find themselves troubleshooting issues in the middle of the night, searching for the root cause of an unexpected failure. Whether you're managing a few instances or hundreds spread across multiple regions, effective EC2 monitoring helps you stay ahead of problems instead of constantly reacting to them. And if you've ever dealt with a critical alert at an inconvenient hour, you know how important that is.

In Splunk Cloud Platform 9.3.2411, we’re excited to announce support for publish dashboards, the button input, as well as a number of small enhancements that will level up your dashboarding experience.