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The problem with traditional log management

Logs are everywhere and contain valuable information that can make or break everything from security investigations to avoiding an outage, but legacy log management systems are inefficient for modern organizations generating more data than ever before. Sr. Director of Technical Marketing Adam White offers guidance on the pitfalls of traditional log management and what your organization can do today to jumpstart your digital transformation journey!

The power of cloud native observability

Unstructured data clouding your observability goals? Learn why monitoring alone cannot solve business-critical performance issues as Sr. Director of Technical Marketing Adam White explains how combining structured and unstructured data with real-time analytics unlocks dynamic insights into root cause analysis and performance management in the cloud.

Micro Lesson: Introduction to Sumo Logic Mo Copilot

The video introduces Sumo Logic's Mo Copilot, an AI-powered assistant that simplifies complex query creation using natural language, making it accessible for users of all skill levels. Mo Copilot enhances productivity by providing AI-driven insights and recommendations, allowing teams to detect and resolve incidents more efficiently. It consolidates logs into a unified view, improving collaboration and decision-making. Overall, Mo Copilot transforms the way security and development teams work with data.

Status page update: Easier outage reporting

We’ve added a “Report Outage” button at the top of the StatusGator status page to make reporting issues even easier. Your outage reports play a key role in keeping our status page accurate and are a valuable part of the data we use for features like Early Warning Signals, which help spot potential disruptions before they’re officially acknowledged.

January 2025 Product Update - Easier Onboarding, Better User Experience, and Reliability Improvements

For the last two months, we have focused on improving the onboarding experience for users so that they can get started with monitoring with minimal effort. We have also added several improvements in the backend to make the service more robust and reliable. Some of the usability improvements are driven by user feedback. Others incorporate what we would personally like to see in such a monitoring service. We have also improved the dashboard user experience.

Grafana 11.5 release: easily share Grafana dashboards and panels, secure frontend code for plugins, and more

New year, new Grafana release! Grafana 11.5 is here with new features to enhance how you can share, migrate, and alert on all your data in Grafana. Grafana 11.5: Download now Below are just some of the highlights from the latest Grafana release. If you are looking for more details about all the changes in this release, refer to the changelog or the What’s New documentation.

Getting the Most Out of Java With SolarWinds Loggly

Logs are a developer’s first line of defense when monitoring and troubleshooting distributed applications. They provide insights into performance, user behavior, and application stability, whether your application is written in Java or another language. However, when your applications scale up, and you have fragmented log data scattered across different systems, this will complicate your troubleshooting effort. This is what makes a centralized logging tool like SolarWinds Loggly essential.

What is Network Performance Monitoring (NPM): How It Works & How to Deploy It

In this article, we’ll walk you through Obkio’s powerful Network Performance Monitoring features by exploring the “Network Performance” tab in Obkio’s Network Performance Monitoring App. We’ll guide you through the video demonstration and take a closer look at the “Network Performance” tab, which provides a comprehensive overview of your network’s health.

Top Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Services Explained with Use Cases

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure Google uses internally for its products, such as Google Search and YouTube. With a global network of data centers, GCP offers over 200 fully managed services spanning compute, storage, databases, AI/ML, analytics, networking, and more, enabling businesses to innovate and scale without heavy upfront infrastructure costs.

Using AI for Troubleshooting: OpenAI vs DeepSeek

AI is now a go-to tool for everything from writing to coding. Modern LLMs are so powerful that, with the right prompt and a few adjustments, they can handle tasks almost effortlessly. At Coroot, we’ve been experimenting with AI for observability. Our goal is to make it useful in the final stage of troubleshooting—when we’ve already identified which service is causing issues, like Postgres, but finding the exact root cause is still tricky due to the many possible scenarios.