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Understanding the difference between OpenSearch and Elasticsearch

Search is a fundamental requirement for anyone working with log files. When you have terabytes and petabytes of data, you need to find answers to questions – fast. The search engine that you choose sits as the cornerstone for any technology that helps you look for the information needed to answer questions. While OpenSearch and Elasticsearch may have similar beginnings, their modern iterations have significant differences.

OpenTelemetry Overview

Monitoring distributed systems means collecting data from various sources, including servers, containers, and applications. In large organizations, this data distribution makes it harder to get a single view of the performance of their entire system. OpenTelemetry helps you streamline your full-stack observability efforts by giving you a single, universal format for collecting and sending telemetry data. Thus, OpenTelemetry makes improving performance and troubleshooting issues easier for teams.

Enrichment: Better Data in for Better Response Times Out

In this conversation, Cribl’s Carley Rosato talks to Aflac’s Shawn Cannon about his role as a Threat Management Consultant, and how he manages their SIEM environment, brings in new data as needed, and works to improve the ingestion process. Our customers are always coming up with new and exciting ways to implement Cribl tools — importing a 34 million-row CSV file into Redis and enriching events in Splunk might be one of the most impressive we’ve seen so far.

The Year of AI: Reflections and Predictions for 2024

Who could have predicted that 2023 would see such a huge leap forward in Artificial Intelligence (AI)? That this was going to be the year industries decided that, this is the decade, we would solve AI. From the earliest research as far back as the 1940s, we’ve all been holding our breath, wondering when AI will live up to the expectations painted by science fiction writers and futurists. With the arrival of ChatGPT from OpenAI, we’ve been catapulted into the next generation.

The Power of AI in Network Monitoring

As per a survey by Comcast Business, around 85% of IT leaders trust AI networking tools for meeting their organization’s goals. This stat alone is enough to show how big of a role AI is playing in network monitoring. And it’s just the beginning, with rapid development in Artificial Intelligence, we might see a lot more sophisticated AI use cases for network monitoring. But how exactly does AI help in network monitoring? What its roles, benefits, challenges, and how to implement it?

9 Leadership Credentials to Highlight in Your Job Application

Acquiring a leadership position in a new company will open the door to a wide range of career opportunities for you down the line. A leadership role will also present you with the means to significantly influence a company's culture and make a lasting impact on the trajectory of the business. However, landing a leadership position is no walk in the park. You may be keen on assuming bigger responsibilities in your current company or in another organization, but you'll likely have to compete for the role and prove your worth first.
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Unlocking Efficiency through Unified Monitoring - Maximizing Status Page Aggregation

Gone are the days of juggling multiple monitoring tools and piecing together fragmented data. The modern IT landscape demands a holistic approach known as unified monitoring when it comes to streamlining all your mission-critical services and vendors. Partner your business infrastructure with a status page aggregator and establish a health dashboard with all your dependencies.