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The Impact of Network Topology

When it comes to arranging your network architecture, there are different methods to consider, each with its own pros and cons depending on your business needs. The way you design your network can improve connectivity for data sharing or increase security. This arrangement of components and their proximity to each other is known as network topology. In this article, we’ll explore network topology, different types of topologies, and how they impact speed, reliability, security, and other functions.

Log Data 101: What It Is & Why It Matters

If you mention 'log data' at a crowded business event, you'll quickly be able to tell who's in IT and who isn't. For the average person, log data is about as thrilling as a dental appointment or reconciling a years-old bank account. At the mere mention of log data, their eyes glaze over as they search for an escape from the conversation. Conversely, IT professionals' eyes light up and they become animated when the topic of log data arises.

Enriching your Search Results with Lookups

It’s quite common for data from a Search to contain references to information that is, well, unintuitive. Error or Message Codes, Port Numbers, Reference IDs, and Customer Numbers are all useful pieces of information, but far from being human-readable. That information is often available in a collateral location, often a spreadsheet or database, where it can be looked up with a “key” field.

Introducing Cortex Plugins and Customization

To be a true system of record, your IDP needs to be a source of truth for all the data in your stack. While Cortex offers 50+ out of the box integrations, and the ability to bring in custom data, we know there are occasions where you’ll also want to visualize or take action on data sourced from other places including internally developed tools or repositories. That’s why we’re excited to officially launch the Cortex plugin framework plus UI customization. Now users can.

How to Download Files from URLs with a Bash Script

In today's dynamic IT environment, automation, and scripting are essential tools for IT professionals and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Whether it's for deploying applications, managing infrastructure, or troubleshooting, scripts can save countless hours of manual labor, increase efficiency, and reduce human error. One common task that professionals often need to automate is file downloading from a URL using a shell script, specifically a bash script.

How to Disable Fast Startup in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016

As IT professionals and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), understanding and controlling system features is a part of the job. Fast Startup (also known as Hiberboot or Fast Boot) in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, while generally beneficial, may sometimes require to be turned off. In this post, we delve into what Fast Startup is, its implications, how to disable it manually or via PowerShell, and the differences between Fast Startup and Hibernation.

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Serverless Elasticsearch: Is ELK or OpenSearch Serverless Architecture Effective?

Here's the question of the hour. Can you use serverless Elasticsearch or OpenSearch effectively at scale, while keeping your budget in check? The biggest historical pain points around Elasticsearch and OpenSearch are their management complexity and costs. Despite announcements from both Elasticsearch and OpenSearch around serverless capabilities, these challenges remain. Both of these tools are not truly serverless, let alone stateless, hiding their underlying complexity and passing along higher management costs to the customer.

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