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New URL tester for Real User Monitoring's path segment rules

This enhancement is part of Raygun’s 12 Days of Christmas 2024. Over the next few weeks, we’ll share daily updates on bug fixes and feature improvements inspired by feedback from you, our customers. These are the small but impactful changes you’ve asked for, designed to make Raygun faster and easier to use. Check back tomorrow for the next update and see how we’re leveling up your experience one day at a time!

Lessons from Building an AI Copilot

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. AI has found its way into almost every vertical, from writing code to diagnosing illnesses, promising efficiency and innovation. The idea of an AI Copilot—a tool that acts as your assistant to tackle complex tasks—is particularly exciting. In our space, observability, the possibilities seemed endless. We asked ourselves how AI could simplify troubleshooting in microservices.

Highlights from AWS re:Invent 2024

Whether or not you made the journey to this year’s AWS re:Invent, there’s always a variety of great announcements lost amid an action-packed week of keynotes, breakouts, expo hall demos, and networking sessions. No need to worry—we’re always happy to be a big part of the re:Invent experience and share our observations with you. You can also join us on December 17, 2024, for a re:Invent re:Cap livestream by registering here.

Best Practices for Troubleshooting a Windows Server Upgrade

To upgrade, or not to upgrade. While that may not have been the question that Hamlet asked, it’s one you might be asking. You already made the mistake of asking Reddit, “should I do an in-place upgrade,” and, as expected, people had Big Opinions. A Windows Server Feature Update offers benefits, like performance and analytics. On the other hand, if you have problems, then your attempts can lead to business downtime and service disruption.

What is Network Flapping? Causes, Fixes, and Explanations

Network flapping is the rapid fluctuation of network routes or interfaces between an up (active) and down (inactive) state. This constant change disturbs the network’s stability by forcing routers and switches to repeatedly calculate the best paths for data transmission. Route flapping is a specific type of network flapping in which the route information advertised by routers changes frequently within a short period.

You Need To Know These 15 AIOps Tools To Save Your Developers' Time

Managing modern, complex IT systems manually is like navigating a vast, ever-changing city without a map, GPS, or road signs. Imagine driving blindfolded, relying solely on occasional radio updates (logs) about traffic jams (issues) and detours (system changes). Not only does this method slow you down, but by the time you react to a traffic jam, it’s already caused gridlock across the city. Worse, competitors zipping through the city with autonomous cars (AIOps) are faster and more efficient.

Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Observability Practices

In modern IT systems, most businesses adopt new tools and technologies to stay ahead of competitors. These new technologies are resulting in the proliferation of distributed IT systems. For instance, some enterprises implement cloud computing, edge computing, or microservices architecture, contributing to complex distributed systems across organizations.

Charting the course in multi-cloud monitoring: Key moments from 2024

'Why settle for partly cloudy?' That's why Site24x7 went all in on making multi-cloud monitoring smarter, faster, and a lot less stressful. IT teams faced the usual chaos—expired certificates, rogue servers, and surprise bottlenecks—but Site24x7 stepped in with a toolkit so sharp, it could cut through latency like butter.

Getting the Most Out of Python with SolarWinds Loggly

An audit and error trail is one of the core pillars of a well-designed software application, regardless of the programming language used to build it. This trail typically comes in the form of logging. When your application produces useful, rich logs, you are better equipped to successfully maintain a production-grade system and troubleshoot any issues that might arise. When it comes to distributed Python applications, having correlated logs for each system is important for debugging.