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Log tracing tracks requests across systems while logging captures events within a system. Both are essential for effective observability.

Even if your website is perfectly designed on paper, users don’t always follow the script. They often behave in ways you might never predict. Real user monitoring (RUM), also known as end-user experience monitoring or digital experience monitoring, closes that gap by providing a moment-to-moment view of user interactions. It allows you to spot where visitors encounter friction, confusion, or slowdowns that could impact conversions. These insights benefit your entire team.

curl is one of those programs that feels like its always been there for you in a pinch, like when you're trying to debug what your API is doing, and yet we never take the time to actually learn how to use it (I only ever used it via "copy as curl" from my browser's devtools). It's insanely powerful too, run curl --help all to see what I mean. In this article, we're going to take the time to learn what we can do with a tiny subset of curl's options, so we don't have to look them up every time.

In 2025, nonprofits will rely heavily on technology to achieve their missions. They need reliable infrastructure to manage databases, run online campaigns, deliver critical services, and more. Limited resources make it difficult to maintain their systems efficiently. Monitoring solutions provide visibility into system uptime, performance, security, etc. With monitoring, nonprofits can focus on their missions without worrying about infrastructure failures or other errors.

In the world of technology, there are a near infinite number of moving parts, network configurations, Active Directory, users getting added to and removed from groups, data, security and so much more. Trying to keep an eye on all of this can be a genuine headache, so let’s take a look at some ways we can log Active Directory changes with NinjaOne to give you a little bit more breathing room!

Gartner recently published the first ever Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM). This landmark report raises important questions about what DEM is and why we need a new category now. It also prompts discussions about how DEM, Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM), and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) relate to each other and what roles they play in modern monitoring strategies.

LogicMonitor is pleased to have been recognized as a Customers’ Choice vendor for 2024 in the Observability Platforms category on Gartner Peer Insights. This distinction is based on feedback and ratings as of December 30, 2024. LogicMonitor reviewers gave us a 4.7 (out of 5) overall rating in the report, with 94% saying they would recommend the LogicMonitor platform and 83% coming from companies with over $50 million in revenue based on 49 reviews submitted as of October 2024.

We are delighted to announce the release of Rancher Desktop 1.17.0! This release comes with the newly added Open WebUI extension for local GenAI development, along with other improvements and fixes.

Logs are essential for understanding and optimizing performance, and MongoDB structured logging makes them more powerful. By organizing logs into a consistent format, we can query and analyze them more efficiently. However, dealing with logs locally has its limits. That’s where a centralized log management tool like SolarWinds Loggly comes in. Shipping MongoDB logs to SolarWinds Loggly gives you a unified view of your data, advanced analytics, and proactive monitoring.