Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Repatriation to reduce public cloud spend - easier said than done?

Repatriation in cloud computing refers to moving workloads from the public cloud to on-premise infrastructure. Sarah Wang and Martin Casado from Andreessen Horowitz have written one of the most popular articles about repatriation: they explain the motivation with the significant cost savings possible. For software-based businesses, public cloud spend can rise to 50% of the cost of revenue (COR). Reducing these costs has the potential for significant margin increases.

Automate Observability Tasks with Logz.io Machine Learning

As an observability provider, we are always confronted with our clients’ goal for faster resolution of problems and better overall performance of their systems. By working on large-scale projects at Logz.io, I see the same main challenge coming up for all: extracting valuable insights from huge volumes of data generated by modern systems and applications.

Product Spotlight: Announcing Power Search for Log Restore

We’re excited to announce significant improvements to our Archive+Restore capabilities – which enables low-cost long term log storage in AWS S3 or Azure Blob, while providing access to ingest those logs into Logz.io at any time. The first enhancement is Power Search, which will make it faster to restore logs from archived log data in AWS S3 (and soon for Azure Blob) in our Open 360™ platform.

Plesk 360 + Squadcast: Alert Routing Made Easy

Plesk is a popular web hosting platform that makes it easier for administrators to set up and manage websites. Its offering Plesk 360 empowers users to Monitor & Manage Servers more effectively. With its features like fully integrated site & server monitoring helps users keep track of performance and prevent downtime.

How Integrations Can Make or Break Your Monitoring Experience

A good website monitoring tool provides plenty of features and is easy to use. But what happens when you find out the tool you were so excited about doesn’t allow you to send information to your existing status dashboard? Now you have to manage two separate tools and even duplicate work. This is not ideal. Integration capabilities of a website monitoring tool make your life easier by seamlessly merging with external tools and dashboards of your business.

How to: Using a CDN - Complete Guide to Content Delivery Networks

Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) are becoming the norm for many web-based applications, but too often the benefits of CDNs go unnoticed. If you're looking to increase speed and reduce bandwidth, a CDN can be your solution. This comprehensive guide will provide you with all the information you need to get started using a CDN, including when it makes sense to use one and how they compare to other options.

Icinga DB Web deep custom variable filter

In this blog post I will introduce you to filtering, based on deep custom variables in Icinga DB Web. In Icinga Web 2 monitoring module, it is not possible to filter deep custom variables. Example of deep custom variables involving dictionaries and arrays: This is because in the database (IDO) the suitable structure for the custom variables is not available. The dictionaries and arrays in the custom variables are saved in json format as shown below.

How to monitor the status of external services

Monitoring the status of external services connected to your business is essential for providing reliable and efficient customer service. An effective way to stay ahead of any issues is by monitoring all of the services connected to your business so that you can address any potential problems before they have a chance to have a negative impact on operations. In this article, we will be discussing how to monitor external services’ status and the importance of having access to accurate data.