Machine learning in the Elastic Stack provides you with an intuitive way to detect anomalies in vast data sets. But even the most sophisticated anomaly detection job might not reveal the root cause of anomalous behavior. After an anomaly is detected, you may need to dive into further analysis, review multiple corresponding metrics, and investigate how they relate to the anomalous spike.

With the introduction of the Package Activity API and accompanying CLI command, you can now quickly and easily check your entire repository for packages' activity status or even take a detailed approach and view packages individually (per day/per package). You can save on your storage costs by eliminating inactive packages and retaining only the packages you or your users derive value from storing and distributing via Cloudsmith.

E-commerce has now revolutionized the way that people shop. But one of the biggest challenges a lot of e-commerce owners face today is website security. Although selling online opens doors for many opportunities, keeping your site safe from phishing, hacking, and other cyber attacks can be a nightmare for a lot of online business owners. Also, the risk is even higher because the choice of security provisions is often beyond your reach.

You’ve probably heard the term API (application program interface) used more than a few times, but do you really understand what an API is, what it does, and how it works? In this article, we dissect the term and examine the many various aspects of an API call.

Many organizations are adopting centralized logging tools so that they have one place for all of their data. This is generally easier than having separate tools across teams for log storage and analysis. But centralized logging introduces new challenges, like how to segment those logs according to the teams or developers where they are the most relevant. And, how to manage log volume.

If you are running compute workloads in Azure and wondering how you can dramatically reduce costs and minimize infrastructure management all without affecting availability and performance, keep on reading. Back in May Azure introduced a new pricing model, called Azure Spot VMs, providing up to 90% cost savings in comparison to the pay-as-you-go pricing.

The 7.2 stable release builds on the major developments in Grafana 7.0. Interested in getting started with Grafana? Watch this webinar for a demo of the user interface and setup.

Application monitoring alone is not always enough to get the full picture of your systems. Frequently, services running in satellite apps (or supporting apps) can have an acute impact on your day-to-day operations. Database servers are well-known examples of this. Backup scripts and other background jobs can also slow systems and are often overlooked. AppSignal does not watch these satellite processes by default.

With the growing focus on human capital management, the concept of employee experience has embedded itself into IT service management. The changing global landscape means that employees working from any remote corner of the world expect seamless service delivery irrespective of different channels, time-zones, or even devices.