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IT Monitoring News | January '25 Edition

Welcome to our January edition of the NiCE bi-monthly newsletter! We’re thrilled to share the latest updates, insights, and events to keep you ahead in the ever-evolving IT monitoring landscape, primarily revolving around Microsoft System Center. Whether you’re looking to stay current with new features, understand best practices, or network with fellow professionals, our newsletter has you covered.
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Engineering AI systems with Model Context Protocol

On November 26, 2024, Anthropic released the Model Context Protocol (MCP)-an open standard for data exchange between applications and data sources. MCP simplifies how Large Language Models (LLMs) interact with external tools and data, addressing the challenges developers face when integrating AI into their systems. At Raygun, we've been exploring agentic workflows to improve productivity and saw real potential in MCP. This post will explain how MCP works, what we've implemented, and where we think the standard is headed.

Navigating 2025: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity

The end of the year for technology companies always brings with it a raft of new predictions for the coming twelve months. Many predictions, breathlessly delivered, suggest a tenuous future can be conveniently avoided with the appropriate application of vendors’ products. Using predictions as a way to shill products is boring, and it misses an opportunity to help enterprises plan for the coming year. After all, predictions don’t have to be correct to be useful.

Centralized Log Management for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

The financial services industry has been a threat actor target since before digital transformation was even a term. Further, the financial services organizations find themselves continuously under scrutiny. As members of a highly regulated industry, these companies need to comply with various laws to ensure that they effectively protect sensitive data.

Azure Budget Monitoring Tools to Empower Cost Efficiency

Cloud adoption brings agility and scalability, but without effective cost monitoring, cloud expenses can spiral out of control. Microsoft Azure offers robust budget monitoring tools to help businesses manage and optimize cloud spending. These tools enable real-time tracking, forecasting, and alerting for Azure budgets, ensuring efficient cost management and avoiding unexpected expenses.

OpenTelemetry and Grafana Labs: what's new and what's next in 2025

As the new year rolls in, it’s a great time to reflect and think big. What were some of your notable achievements in 2024, and what are your goals for 2025? We often do this in our personal lives — but why not apply this same line of thinking to observability, as well?

What is High Cardinality Data and Why Does It Matter?

High cardinality data refers to datasets containing a large number of unique values, such as user names, email addresses, or product codes. Managing this type of data can be challenging due to its rapid growth and complexity, making analysis more difficult. However, high cardinality data is highly valuable as it can show significant patterns and insights.

Unlock Enhanced Item Management with Our Revamped Related Tab

We’re excited to share some great news about our Related Tab feature! We’ve listened to your feedback and made big improvements to help you manage and investigate your items more easily. The Related Tab is a helpful tool that shows you other items related to the one you’re looking at. This makes it easier to see if the same issue is happening in different parts of your code base or if there are similar items that might be connected.

Latest Product Updates and Features in Logz.io | January 2025

We’re thrilled to launch our brand-new and improved Support Help Center, designed to streamline how you interact with our support team and access the resources you need. This enhanced platform empowers users to: This is more than just a support portal—it’s a centralized hub to enhance your experience, provide solutions faster, and keep your feedback front and center in our development process. Explore our new Support Help Center for answers and assistance!