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observiq

BindPlane Summer '24 Release

Jul 31, 2024 By Joe Howell In ObservIQ
As the summer heats up, so does innovation at observIQ. We are thrilled to announce a number of exciting updates for BindPlane, the industry’s first OTel-native telemetry pipeline. Read on for a summary of what’s new in BindPlane, themed and tuned with the excitement and energy of NBA Jam’s legendary announcer, Tim Kritzow.
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Cribl

5 Ways to Slash Storage Costs

Jul 31, 2024 By Felicia Dorng In Cribl
Managing and storing vast amounts of data is no small feat, and can be a real drain on resources. Organizations often need to retain data for extended periods — sometimes up to seven years — to comply with regulations. It’s a common dilemma: data volumes keep skyrocketing, but budgets don’t follow suit. IT and security teams face immense pressure to handle this data deluge while navigating procurement pitfalls.
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chaossearch

Improving Patch and Vulnerability Management with Proactive Security Analysis

Jul 30, 2024 By David Bunting In ChaosSearch
Vulnerability management is the continuous process of identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in an organization's IT infrastructure, while patch management is the process of accessing, testing, and installing patches that fix bugs or address known security vulnerabilities in software applications. Vulnerability management and patch management are crucial SecOps processes that protect IT assets against cyber threats and prevent unauthorized access to secure systems.
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observiq

How to Ship AWS Cloudwatch Logs to Any Destination with OpenTelemetry

Jul 30, 2024 By Keith Schmitt In ObservIQ
Observability and log management are needed for a strong IT strategy. Two essential tools for these purposes are AWS CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry. AWS Cloudwatch provides real-time data and insights into AWS-powered applications' health, performance, and efficiency. On the other hand, OpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework that assists developers in creating, gathering, and exporting telemetry data (such as traces, metrics, and logs) for analysis.
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logitio

Top Nagios Alternatives for Advanced Network Monitoring

Jul 30, 2024 By David Benson In Logit.io
Monitoring the health and performance of IT infrastructure is crucial for practically all organizations to ensure the reliability, availability, and efficiency of an organization's technology environment. By continuously tracking servers, network devices, applications, and services, organizations can promptly detect and address issues before they escalate into significant problems and impact customers.
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This Month in Datadog: DASH 2024 recap, featuring LLM Observability, Log Workspaces, and more

Jul 30, 2024 By Datadog In Datadog
Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. To learn more about Datadog and start a free 14-day trial, visit Cloud Monitoring as a Service | Datadog. This month, we’re recapping our flagship conference, DASH.
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See Your Structured Logs in the Explore Data tab

Jul 29, 2024 By Honeycomb In Honeycomb
There's a new way to flip through your data in Honeycomb, released this week! It's super for looking at structured logs. It's called: Explore Data. Get directly at the logs, spans, events, or metrics that power the fast analysis you can do with Honeycomb. See all the fields, the whole variety of values — now ordered by timestamp, with pagination. Modify your query and graphs right from the data table. It's all connected!
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Cribl

Dynamic Application Security Testing at Cribl

Jul 29, 2024 By Curtis Fielding In Cribl
Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) is a type of security testing that actively exercises and inspects a web application for security vulnerabilities. A DAST scanner sends an assortment of payloads to the target application, typically through HTTP requests for web applications, then analyzes the responses and behavior to detect vulnerabilities. DAST is language and framework agnostic, allowing for security scans against any web application with careful configuration.
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Install The Splunk Distribution of OTel Collector in K8s with Helm

Jul 29, 2024 By Splunk In Splunk
In this video, I’ll show you how to install the Splunk Distribution of the OTel Collector using a Helm Chart. We’ll walk through constructing the necessary Helm commands using the K8s Integration Wizard in Splunk Observability Cloud, and then deploy the collector to a cluster. We’ll then verify that the cluster and its services are being monitored in Observability Cloud’s Kubernetes Navigators, and then briefly walk through the values.yaml file of the Helm chart as well as the Otel Collector’s configuration.
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uptrace

Elastic vs Splunk [Detailed Comparison 2024]

Jul 27, 2024 By Uptrace In Uptrace
Elasticsearch and Splunk are two leading solutions renowned for their capabilities in processing, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets in real-time. Both platforms have carved out significant roles in the fields of data analytics and log management, each offering unique features tailored to different needs. This article aims to provide a comprehensive comparison of Elasticsearch and Splunk, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and introducing Uptrace as a compelling alternative.
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