During our March Cribl User Group livestream, Cribl’s own Eugene Katz covered some of the updates we made to our documentation on Architectural Considerations for deploying Cribl Stream. Topics included our guidelines for determining the ideal number of worker nodes, accounting for throughput variability, and preparing for system failure. The full video has more information on these and other things to consider when determining the right balance between cost and risk for your organization.

The term index is quite overloaded in the tech world. If you asked most developers what an index is, they might tell you it commonly refers to a data structure in a relational database (RDBMS) that is associated with a table, which improves the speed of data retrieval operations. But what is an Elasticsearch® index?

How JCB improves team structure, risk management, and application and platform development.

Navigating the complex terrain of IT systems, operational issues, and security breaches is no easy job, even for the seasoned CIO. And when tasked with the lofty goals of improving operational resilience, mitigating security risk, and enhancing customer experiences, dealing with the day-to-day operations is all the more challenging. Achieving these goals can often feel overwhelming, with no end to the journey in sight.

You may be thinking, “What on earth is an observability pipeline? And how does the Super Mario World fit in?” Hold on to your hat, my friend, because you’re about to find out!

Logs are like gold ore. They have valuable nuggets of information, but those nuggets often come in a matrix of less helpful material. Extracting the gold from the ore is crucial because it is vital to unlocking insights and optimizing your system(s). Raw logs can be overwhelming, containing informational messages, debug statements, errors, etc. However, buried within this sea of data lies the key metrics you can use to understand your applications' performance, availability, and health.

Imagine you have a network, whether it's a LAN or a vast enterprise-level network spread across different locations. Now, picture yourself wanting to monitor and analyze the data flow within that network. That's where network telemetry comes into play. Network telemetry is a group of techniques that allow you to understand better what's happening within networks. It's like watching the network's pulse to keep track of its health and performance. Read on to learn more about the network telemetry landscape.

The cloud is the future — or is it? While statistics show that the public cloud continues to grow, a small but loud group is proudly going in the other direction. David Heinemeier Hansson, the CTO of 37signals — the company behind Basecamp and HEY, among others — recently posted his controversial take on the subject, announcing that the organization would be leaving the cloud.

In this blog series, we’ll explore how Corelight and Cribl Stream work together to improve observability in Security Operations Centers (SOCs). In today’s rapidly changing threat landscape, it’s crucial to efficiently monitor and manage data for effective security operations. Corelight provides exceptional network visibility, while Cribl Stream gives you control and the flexibility to optimize data pipelines and gain valuable insights.

New playbooks can help detect issues automatically and provide support when troubleshooting your GKE environment.