Chasing false alerts — or worse, having your system go down with no alerts or telemetry to give you a heads-up — is the nightmare we all want to avoid. If you’ve experienced this, you’re not alone. Before joining Splunk, I spent 14 years as an observability practitioner and leader for several Fortune 500 companies and in my 2.5 years with Splunk I have had the opportunity to work with customers of all shapes and sizes.

Network drops can seriously impact business operations, leading to lost productivity, communication breakdowns, and even financial losses. Whether you're managing critical systems, supporting remote teams, or delivering services to customers, a stable network is essential for maintaining business continuity. But what causes these network drops? How can you fix them? And most importantly, how can you prevent them from happening again?

Data fabrics are cohesive data layers that bridge data sources with data consumers, including analytics platforms such as SIEMs. They automate tasks like data ingestion, integration, and curation across diverse data sources, improving the agility and responsiveness of data ecosystems. More specifically, a security data fabric adds additional capabilities, including governance and compliance, security enrichment, and the integration of security events.

Global outages and disruptions have become an inevitable reality for the modern enterprise. As digital dependencies deepen, organizations must effectively manage disruptions or risk damage to their customer experience, brand reputation, and bottom line. Today, we’re thrilled to unveil the latest innovations for the PagerDuty Operations Cloud.

On July 19th, a widespread technical failure crippled operations across industries, resulting in lost revenue, wasted operating costs, and damaged customer trust. For businesses that had built trust by providing reliable and resilient services, this had both an immediate and a lasting impact.

IT incident management focuses on quickly identifying and resolving IT issues to restore normal service operations. Tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) of incident response is vital in minimizing service disruptions affecting customers and users. With so much data and many things to track, it’s difficult to identify which metrics and KPIs are right to track. What are the right incident response metrics to use to drive meaningful improvements?

While not every organization will opt for a private cloud, those who do must navigate a challenging market with numerous options. But what exactly are private cloud providers? How do they differ from other options, like public or hybrid cloud models? Understanding these distinctions is essential for selecting a provider that meets your organization's specific needs and strategic goals. Let's explore how the private cloud works, the features it provides, and what to look for when choosing a provider.

AppSignal is excited to announce that we've given our charts a major makeover, making them more powerful and user-friendly. We've rebuilt our charts from the ground up.

Real user monitoring (RUM) began as a straightforward approach to tracking basic web performance metrics. Focused on things like page load times and response rates, RUM relied on server-side logging and simple browser timings. While these tools captured Core Web Vitals (CWVs), they offered limited insights into how users actually interacted with pages, focused mainly on server-side performance.