Data lakes have emerged as a revolutionary solution in the current digital landscape, where data growth is at a 28% CAGR with no signs of slowing. These repositories, capable of storing vast amounts of raw data in their native format in a vendor-neutral way, offer unprecedented flexibility and scalability.

Why make a migration from Ansible to Puppet — or in some cases, start with Puppet over Ansible right out of the gate? In this blog, we’ll explore some common reasons that organizations say they chose Puppet over Ansible, citing specific use case examples around the functionality of each platform.

Graylog is a log management and security platform, built on the Torch project, originally founded in 2009. It offers a set of log management and SIEM features. It does not offer metrics & traces as part of its offering, so we will only compare the Coralogix logging feature set.

We are excited to unveil the latest enhancement to Rollbar's platform - the integration of graphical visualizations in the usage page. Building on our new usage page, this feature brings a dynamic and intuitive way to monitor and manage your occurrences.

Monitoring Redis instances is essential for maintaining performance, reliability, and security. It allows you to detect issues early, optimize resources, and provide a seamless experience for both developers and end-users. Monitoring your database allows you to track key performance metrics such as memory usage, CPU usage, and query response times. By analyzing these metrics, you can identify performance bottlenecks, optimize queries, and ensure that Redis is operating efficiently.

As data-rich solutions are important for many businesses, technical information can become overwhelming, especially regarding shared environments and multi-tenancy. In the world of Graylog, we understand these challenges and present the tools you need to keep your cluster running smoothly. Let’s dive into how you can effectively manage shared Graylog clusters.

In a perfect world, there would be no issues with the operating system and no problems with the applications. Unfortunately, this isn’t a perfect world. System failures can and will occur, and when they do, it is the responsibility of system administrators to diagnose and resolve the issues. But where can system administrators begin the search for solutions when problems arise? The answer is Windows event logs.

As a modern software engineer or CTO, you’re responsible for building, delivering, and maintaining high-quality software solutions at scale. Yet, software programs have grown increasingly complex over time, requiring meticulous work. The competition threatens to take your subscribers every billing cycle if you don’t constantly innovate, too. Customers want more, bigger, and better upgrades and updates.

OpenTelemetry Collector is a stand-alone service provided by OpenTelemetry. It can be used as a telemetry-processing system with a lot of flexible configurations to collect and manage telemetry data. Let's do a deep dive on OpenTelemetry Collectors to understand how it works. The first step in setting up observability with OpenTelemetry is instrumentation. The application code is instrumented with OpenTelemetry client libraries that help generate telemetry data like logs, metrics, and traces.

Professional Service Automation (PSA) is increasingly critical for fast-growing enterprises. PSA tools integrate various aspects of business management, including project management, resource allocation, and billing, into a cohesive system. This enables companies to automate their service delivery, enhancing performance and scalability. Moreover, PSA provides valuable data analytics and insights, aiding in informed decision-making and strategic planning.