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solarwinds

SLF4J and Log4j - Understanding the Differences

Aug 1, 2025 By Loggly Team In SolarWinds
Good logging isn’t optional when building Java applications—it’s critical. Logs are often the first place we turn to when something breaks and are essential for performance tuning, security audits, and long-term maintainability. Two names come up in the Java logging conversation: Simple Logging Facade for Java (SLF4J) and Log for Java (Log4j). They sound similar and often work together, but they serve distinct roles.
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Explore the NiCE MariaDB Management Pack in Action2025Q3

Aug 1, 2025 By NiCE IT Management Solutions In NiCE IT Mgmt
If you’re running critical MariaDB workloads and need reliable, performance-focused monitoring, this session is for you. You’ll get a live walkthrough of the Management Pack, learn how it integrates seamlessly into SCOM, and explore real-world use cases to improve your database monitoring strategy.
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metricfire

Librato on Heroku is Going Away and Hosted Graphite Is the Better Next Step

Aug 1, 2025 By Benjamin Pitts In MetricFire
Librato (a SolarWinds product) is being sunsetted summer of 2025, and that directly affects Heroku teams who’ve relied on the Librato add-on for “good enough” visibility into dynos, routers, and Postgres. If you’re in that group, you’ll need a replacement monitoring add-on that keeps you covered on Heroku and lets you grow beyond it without re-architecting how you ship metrics.
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Teneo

Securing the Invisible: Why Ambient AI Needs Next-Gen Security

Aug 1, 2025 By Teneo In Teneo
If, like me, you’re continuously striving to keep pace with the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence, you’re probably hearing a lot about how Ambient AI is poised to dominate discussions and developments throughout the second half of 2025. Ambient AI refers to artificial intelligence systems that operate unobtrusively in the background of our daily environments, constantly sensing, analyzing, and responding to various inputs without explicit human interaction.
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Applying AI/ML in Observability - Tech Talk #7

Aug 1, 2025 By VictoriaMetrics In VictoriaMetrics
Ready to master anomaly detection? Join us for Part 2 of our "Applying AI/ML in Observability" series, where we do a deep dive into vmanomaly! In this live stream, Mathis and Marc will be joined by a very special guest: Fred Navruzov, the lead developer and mastermind behind VictoriaMetrics' vmanomaly. If you want to move beyond the basics and unlock the full potential of AI-driven observability, this is a session you can't afford to miss.
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Automated Seer in Under 2 Minutes

Aug 1, 2025 By Sentry In Sentry
What if you had 5 errors, and instead of coming back to 5 issues in your feed, you got 5 pull requests fixing them? Seer is Sentry's new AI Debugging agent. it's able to stitch together all the context from your logs, stack traces, distributed tracing, codebase, and issues and figure out what broke, where, and how to fix it. Seer automation lets you automate that flow - and end up with a nice PR waiting for you to merge if it looks good. Check it out!
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obkio

What Are Packet Bursts: Causes, Fixes & How to Find Them

Aug 1, 2025 By Andrii Kernitskyi In Obkio
Have you ever been in the middle of an important video call, only for it to glitch or freeze out of nowhere? Or did an application suddenly slow down right when you needed it most? These frustrating moments can often be caused by something hidden in the background: packet bursts. But what exactly are packet bursts, and why do these sudden surges in data traffic catch you off guard when your network seems steady? Are they just random spikes in the data flow, or is there something deeper causing them?
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Cribl

Confessions of a CTO: How we Tamed our Cloud Costs

Jul 31, 2025 By Ledion Bitincka In Cribl
If you’ve ever found yourself staring at a cloud bill that could buy a small island or at least a very nice car, you're not alone. Believe me, at Cribl, we've had our share of those "molotov cocktail" bills that make our CFO, Zach, look like he's about to spontaneously combust. And yeah, a few F-bombs might have dropped from various senior leaders (myself included, I won't lie).
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Vector Databases Explained: What they are & Why they Matter [Quick Question Ep. 2]

Jul 31, 2025 By Elastic In Elastic
Ever wondered what a vector database is and why it’s becoming so important in AI search? In this quick video, I’ll break down what a vector database is, how it works, and what you should consider when choosing one. About Elastic Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform — the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.
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