Apache Kafka is the backbone of modern data streaming architectures, enabling real-time data movement, stream processing, and event-driven applications at scale. It enables high-throughput messaging between data sources and analytics platforms, supports log aggregation, and facilitates scalable extract, transform, load (ETL) pipelines for continuous data transformation and storage.

There are two types of alerts you don't want: We call these false alerts. As a person with responsibility over your IT infrastructure, it is natural that you have configured your monitoring systems to alert you at every step. But when these false alerts take up too much of your time, one of these unfortunate scenarios may occur: Let's explore more about false alerts before we dive into five strategies to avoid them.

Enabling accurate exchange of information between key applications has become crucial in today’s hybrid and complex IT operations. When we speak with potential customers, one common question we hear is, “How easy is it to consume and integrate the insights generated by Network Observability by Broadcom?” This might sound like table stakes, but it is often a challenge due to siloed teams, the high levels of expertise required, different data formats, and time-consuming processes.

Absinthe is a popular GraphQL toolkit for building robust APIs in Elixir. Monitoring such APIs is essential to ensure performance, detect bottlenecks, and handle errors effectively. AppSignal offers a seamless way to monitor and gain insights into your Absinthe-powered GraphQL APIs, enabling you to keep applications performant and reliable.

Debugging a Python app can be frustrating, especially when an unexpected crash leaves behind nothing but a vague error message. A well-configured exception log can make all the difference, turning guesswork into clear insights. Here’s how to set up logging that actually helps.

Building dashboards one by one in Grafana can quickly become tedious. Clicking through the UI for every change isn’t exactly efficient. There’s a better way. The Grafana API lets you automate repetitive tasks and extend Grafana’s capabilities beyond the UI. If you're new to monitoring or managing a complex observability setup, understanding the API can make your workflow more efficient and scalable.

That moment when your production system goes down, and you're stuck piecing together logs from twenty different services? It’s frustrating and slow—especially when you need answers fast. SIEM logs help bring order to this chaos, giving you a structured way to track security events and system activity. But understanding how to use them effectively isn’t always straightforward, and most documentation can feel more complicated than the problem itself.

Security has been our top priority over the last year, and we’re rolling out major improvements to account and project access tokens to bring Rollbar up to today’s security standards. Newly created tokens will be stored in an encrypted format, inaccessible via the UI or API after being created, and you will be able to manually encrypt your existing tokens. This change to token storage will give you more control over who can submit, access or update data in your system.

Since our inception in 2003, ScienceLogic has been dedicated to empowering our partners with innovative solutions that deliver exceptional visibility and insights into their and their clients’ IT environments. Our mission is to help these organizations navigate complexity, transform inefficiencies into productive outcomes, and achieve and exceed their business goals.

Welcome to the world of networking, where seamless connections keep businesses running smoothly. Today, we’re diving into a common but often misunderstood issue: jitter. You might be wondering, what exactly is jitter? Simply put, it’s the variation in packet arrival times that can cause choppy video calls, laggy VoIP conversations, and disrupted online experiences.