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Unify your OpenTelemetry and Datadog experience with the embedded OTel Collector in the Agent

OpenTelemetry (OTel) is an open source, vendor-neutral observability solution that consists of a suite of components—including APIs, SDKs, and the OTel Collector—that allow teams to monitor their applications and services in a standardized format. OTel defines this data via the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP), a standard for the encoding and transfer of telemetry data that organizations can use to collect, process, and export telemetry and route it to observability backends, such as Datadog.

Realizing Real Value with Cisco Full-Stack Observability Solutions

Forrester Consulting conducted a Total Economic Impact (TEI) study to examine the potential return on investment (ROI) for Cisco Full-Stack Observability (FSO) customers. Speaking with Cisco FSO customers, from IT managers to DevOps professionals, Forrester Consulting concludes that Cisco FSO solutions provide real value.

Understanding Event Correlation: A Key Component in Modern Observability Tools

Event correlation is a critical aspect of modern IT management, involving the analysis and correlation of events to filter out noise and isolate significant events requiring attention. This process helps quickly identify the root cause of issues, reducing the time it takes to resolve incidents and ensuring smoother operations. Key reasons for event correlation include reducing noise data and identifying root causes efficiently.

Unified Observability: Benefits of Tool Consolidation with Apica

Tool Sprawl is real and unified observability is the key to unlocking this hindrance, along with the many others in your IT monitoring. Some say that the golden era of software development is already gone, and some say that it has just started with the advent of AI. Nevertheless, with the ease of microservices, containerization and open-source adoption, the recent years have certainly become the glory days for SaaS organizations. But innovation almost always brings with it challenges.

14 benefits of using Site24x7 in Kubernetes observability

Launched in June 2014 as an open-source container orchestration software, Kubernetes is now ten years old. Being increasingly adopted by organizations of all sizes, Kubernetes has today become an essential part of the IT landscape. Kubernetes now completes the modern IT picture, along with Linux, the cloud, and containers that form the backbone of how most IT applications are developed and delivered.

How can unifying observability and security strengthen your business?

Bolster your organization’s observability and security capabilities on one platform with AI, anomaly detection, and enhanced attack discovery Organizations in today’s digital landscape are increasingly concerned about service availability and safeguarding their software from malicious tampering and compromise. The traditional security and observability tools often operate in silos, leading to fragmented views and delayed responses to incidents.

OpenTelemetry Best Practices #3: Data Prep and Cleansing

Having telemetry is all well and good—amazing, in fact. It’s easy to do: add some OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation libraries to your stack and they’ll fill your disks with data pretty quickly. However, having good telemetry data—data that’s curated into being useful—is something that is both cost-effective and represents good value.

Coralogix new observability solution now available for enterprises

Coralogix continues to invest in and develop solutions to address modern business challenges. One such example of modern business challenges is the field of observability with data complexity and volume increasing all the time. Observability solutions play a key role in digital transformation and operational excellence, helping companies aggregate a growing amount of data, effectively analyze it, and initiate the needed actions to maintain optimal performance and uptime.

Leading Observability Interview Questions

If you're aiming for a position that demands strong monitoring and observability skills, thorough preparation is essential. In this comprehensive guide, we will provide an extensive list of the most frequently asked interview questions about the three pillars of observability; logs, metrics and tracing. Each question is also accompanied by detailed, well-explained answers to ensure that you fully understand the concepts and can confidently demonstrate your expertise.