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In observability, finding the root cause of a problem is sometimes likened to finding a needle in a haystack. Considering that the problem might be visible in only a tiny fraction of millions or billions of individual traces, the task of reviewing enough traces to find the right one is daunting and often ends in failure.

In a significant achievement in digital transformation, APICA has been honored with the prestigious Winter 2023 Intellyx Digital Innovator Award. This recognition comes from Intellyx, the pioneering analyst firm exclusively focused on digital transformation, and the trailblazing vendors spearheading this journey. The Intellyx Digital Innovator Awards are not just accolades; they are a testament to a company’s ability to stand out in an intensely competitive and innovative field.

In the realm of data and complex scenarios, we humans naturally gravitate towards visualizing things as entities with attributes, rather than just raw data. Consider the phrase, “The response time on our Ad Generation service has increased.” It immediately resonates with the audience supporting the service.

Last week, I attended the Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, NV, with 50,000+ others. It was quite a busy week with several keynotes, announcements, and many sessions. While the hot topic at re:Invent was generative AI, I’ll focus my blog post on a few customer sessions I attended around observability: Stripe, Capital One, and McDonald’s. ‍

Today’s networks support a lot of traffic data, especially with the adoption of embedded systems. Furthermore, the complexity of the data passing through networks has significantly increased. Yet system administrators have to manage and secure these networks effectively. A network protocol analyzer is an essential component of network security and management that every administrator needs.

Network traffic analysis is an important aspect of computer network management. Organizations can gain valuable insights into the behavior of their network infrastructure, identify potential security threats, and optimize network performance by monitoring and analyzing network traffic. Several network traffic analysis tools have been developed to aid in this process, each with its own set of features and capabilities. What Is Network Traffic Analysis?

What is a Time Series Data Warehouse? How does it help in your monitoring journey? How does it differ from a Time Series Database? That and more.