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Our plan for world domination: take down the internet

We have been warning for a long time: Pandora FMS will control the world. We have given time to world governments to prepare, to North American villagers to prepare their bunker, for sects to draw their banners with “THE END IS NEAR”. And it is, it is indeed. Today, in our blog we reveal the secret plans of this company to overthrow the institutions and rule the world, then you will say that we did not warn you.

Limitless XDR defined: Ingest, retain, and analyze security data freely

Elastic Security's newest features define the potential of XDR for cybersecurity teams. Our single platform brings together SIEM and endpoint security, allowing users to ingest and retain large volumes of data from diverse sources, store and search data for longer, and augment threat hunting with detections and machine learning. Security vendors are using the term “XDR” with increasing frequency, applying varied definitions to suit their respective technologies.

Save 10% disk space on your logging datasets with match_only_text

Elasticsearch 7.14 introduces match_only_text, a new field type that can be used as a drop-in replacement for the text field type in logging use cases with a much lower disk footprint, leading to lower costs. Elasticsearch is attractive for log analysis thanks to its ability to index log messages. Want to count how many log messages contain access denied in the last 24 hours?

Webinar Recap: Lessons learned from T-mobile Netherlands' road to zero touch

How close can CSPs come to realizing the zero touch network vision, and what are the best next steps for getting there? To discuss this question Anodot brought together a panel of experts, including Kim Larsen, CTIO of T-Mobile Netherlands; Ira Cohen, co-founder of Anodot and the company’s chief data scientist; Fernando Elizalde, analyst at GSMA Intelligence; and moderator Justin Springham.

Curb network incidents fast with cross-domain correlation analysis

For many CSPs, increasingly complex networks and immature technological solutions result in a typically long time to the detection and resolution of incidents that impact the customer experience, the brand’s reputation, and the bottom line. With RAN, Mobile and IP core, transport and applications and dozens of other integrated components, the network is one of the most complex areas to monitor.

Dashboard Studio Tips: What's New in 8.2.2106

Here on the Splunk Dashboards team we take your feedback seriously. While we can't get to every request right away, we do add most requests to the backlog so we can roll your feedback into the product. In this blog post, we'll cover new features and improvements to Dashboard Studio in Splunk Cloud Platform 8.2.2106 based on feedback from you, our customers.

The 8 questions people always ask about uptime monitoring

Website uptime monitoring is exactly what it sounds like; a service that monitors your website from the countries you’ve selected, to see if it is up and running. This saves you the stress of having to constantly use your resource to check for any downtime, or individual errors/issues, or run the risk of your customers telling you it’s down. The best part about uptime monitoring is that you can choose how often you’d like your site to be monitored.

ESM: How we break down silos, boost productivity, and reduce costs

Nick Borgwardt, director of ITx workflows at ServiceNow, co-wrote this blog. How do I reset my password? How do I add someone to a distribution list? How do I request ergonomic home office equipment? At many companies, when employees have questions like these or need help, they face the complexity of threading together siloed processes. Sometimes a task can require getting in touch with multiple departments, creating friction and frustration. Other times, it’s not even clear where to start.

6 Most Common Network Problems

Intermittent network problems frustrate users, affect productivity levels, overwhelm your IT team, and are a pain for network administrators to solve. There are many problems that can affect network performance, and some of them are very complex to identify and understand. To help you proactively identify network problems that may be plaguing your network, we’re running you through some of the most common network problems!