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The Power of Structured Logging: Why It Matters in Modern Development

Jan 28, 2025 By Pavithra Parthiban In Atatus

Structured logging has emerged as a crucial aspect of modern application development and monitoring. Unlike traditional logging, structured logging organizes log data into a defined format, often in JSON or XML, making it easier to parse, search, and analyse. This practice simplifies troubleshooting, enhances observability, and supports seamless integration with monitoring tools.

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The Importance of Data Normalization for Log Files

Jan 28, 2025 By Jeff Darrington In Graylog

Imagine sitting in an airport’s international terminal. All around you, people are talking to friends and family, many using different languages. The din of noise becomes a constant thrum, and you can’t make sense of anything – not even conversations in your native language. Log data is similar to this scenario. Every technology in your environment generates log data, and information about the activities happening from logins to processing.

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Generative AI QE: Insights from testing Sumo Logic Mo Copilot

Jan 28, 2025 By Sakshi Jain In Sumo Logic

Generative AI is transforming industries by automating tasks and delivering AI tools, such as AI assistant Sumo Logic Mo Copilot, to enhance operational efficiency. But, these advancements also challenge traditional quality engineering (QE) methodologies. Unlike conventional software testing, AI models produce dynamic, context-sensitive outputs, requiring a new approach to validation and testing. At Sumo Logic, we faced similar challenges while testing Mo Copilot.

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Structured vs unstructured data

Jan 28, 2025 By Sumo Logic In Sumo Logic

Missing critical insights because they are buried in unstructured logs? Sr. Director of Technical Marketing Adam White is here to demystify the differences between structured and unstructured data and how Sumo Logic empowers teams to analyze unstructured data in real time.

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Error Logs: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Use Them

Jan 28, 2025 By Anjali Udasi In Last9

Whether managing a web application, monitoring an API, or tracking system performance, error logs are your first defense in troubleshooting and improving your systems. However, understanding them beyond the basics can make all the difference in diagnosing complex issues and enhancing the overall user experience. In this in-depth guide, we’ll explore everything you need to know about error logs, including how to read them, why they matter, and some tricks to make them work for you.

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Comparing Azure NSG and VNet Flow Logs

Jan 27, 2025 By Kentik In Kentik

Phil Gervasi compares Azure NSG Flow Logs and VNet Flow Logs, explaining the benefits VNet Flow Logs bring to network observability in Azure environments. Learn how VNet Flow Logs simplify network monitoring, improve traffic visibility, and address the limitations of NSG Flow Logs by capturing traffic at the virtual network level. Learn about VNet Flow Log applications—including traffic analysis, network optimization, and security enhancement—and how Kentik integrates with these logs for deeper insights and advanced analytics.

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Getting it right with GenAI in financial services: Where to focus in 2025

Jan 27, 2025 By Karen Mcdermott In Elastic

I attended ElasticON recently where we spent the day with our NYC Elastic community, talking about the combined value of vector databases using retrieval augmented generation (RAG) to feed large language models (LLMs) for next-level generative AI (GenAI) results. Elastic’s CTO and Founder Shay Banon kicked off his keynote with an important message: GenAI is not magic.

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Is your platform ready for 2025? New research on platform engineering reveals the secret to success

Jan 24, 2025 By Ning Ge In Google Operations

Google Cloud partnered with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) on a research study to uncover the secrets of successful platform engineering teams.

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A Guide to Logging and Debugging in Java

Jan 24, 2025 By Abdul D In Sentry

During the development of your program, you might rely on simple println() statements to trace program execution flows and identify issues in your code. But as projects grow in size and complexity, print statements quickly become messy. A better approach to tracing program execution is logging, an approach that provides a consistent and organized way to track your application’s behavior, allowing you to systematically identify and resolve issues.

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AI in Observability: Mapping Root Causes with Precision

Jan 24, 2025 By logz.io In logz.io

Explore how AI is transforming observability by mapping system connections and uncovering root causes with precision. The Logz.io AI Agent analyzes logs, metrics, and service dependencies to provide actionable insights without the need to sift through overwhelming amounts of data.

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