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How To Monitor NGINX using Telegraf and Graphite

When enterprises run online services, web servers play an essential role. They allow the software to surface on the world wide web and make it accessible through web browsers for customers worldwide. When the performance of a web server gets degraded or, even worst, if a web server is entirely down, it impacts not only the business bottom line but also the brand image for not providing reliable service to customers. Failure to manage web servers can also lead to security risks.

Hey! Let's talk AIOps-Part 2

Welcome back! In the previous blog, we discussed what AIOps is and the significant role it plays in ITOps with our panelists: Carlos Casanova, Principal Analyst at Forrester, and Gowrisankar Chinnayan, head of product management at ManageEngine. In this blog, I am going to walk you through the rest of our discussion. Our talk revolved around the reasons why organizations should adopt AIOps.

Alternatives to Hiring for IT Help Desk In-House

IT help desk support has been a constant need in organizations from small businesses to enterprises. Then, the pandemic spurred an increase in demand for help desk employees, and the tried-and-true tactics and strategies that were previously used to hire in-house help desk employees don’t seem to work as effectively. Recruiting and hiring for these positions has been very difficult in the current candidate-driven market.

What are the benefits of investing in Asset Management Software for a restaurant?

Maintaining a business includes several tasks that need to be done without making any mistakes. These activities are performed day to day to guarantee that everything is done in a systematic way. However, if processes are manual then things can be hectic, and chances of error is more. Most importantly there is not a great margin in restaurants, which is why saving expenses is essential for business. Hence, asset maintenance must be done regularly otherwise business will suffer.

M5 Instance Types 101: The Definitive Guide For 2023

Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service provides a variety of virtual machines (instances) for compute workloads. Among those, Amazon EC2 M5 instances are among the most versatile. In addition, there are different types of M5 instances available. Each of these has its own best use case. In this guide, we share an in-depth look at M5 instance types, sizes, and when to use them.

Why is API Observability Better than API Monitoring?

In recent years, there has been a rapid expansion in the API market. Today, every piece of software is either an API or uses one. They are now a crucial component of the modern digital economy. As a result, it is becoming increasingly important to grasp how to examine them carefully. In this article, we'll discuss the definitions of API observability and API monitoring as well as how API observability is better than API monitoring.

Receive website change alerts directly to your Slack workspace

When Slack was first launched back in 2013, the idea of using a centralized messaging system hadn’t been around for too long. Why? Organizations and businesses didn’t even know they needed one. Instead, they used different methods and tools to communicate – emails, SMS messaging, Skype for online meetings, etc. How did Slack earn the title of your company’s digital headquarters?

Benefits of Native MQTT Integration on InfluxDB Cloud

To a great extent, the value of the Internet of Things (IoT) is realized through the insights (data) generated from sensor data integrated in storage and analytics systems. Consequently, how the data integration is conducted directly impacts the success of IoT projects. For this reason, InfluxData introduced Native Collectors to bypass multiple data hops and enable one-step integration of data from data brokers such as HiveMQ MQTT broker into its InfluxDB Cloud time series database.

When to Use Flux vs Python

If you’re new to InfluxDB you might wonder, “Why does InfluxDB have its own query and scripting language (aka Flux)?” You might also be thinking, “InfluxDB has client libraries. Why and when should I use the Python client library and when should I use Flux?” In this post we’ll discuss when developers should use Flux and when they should use Python for developing their IoT applications.