We’re here at last: the final days of 2020. Let’s take a look back at this year’s most popular Honeycomb blog posts.

We prepared WLSDM OID DevOps MBean blog about when OID shuts down due to external problems such as a network issue, the system will be provided to stand up. First of all, We are going to create WLSDM DevOps MBean then assign restart script on it. If the dummy LDAP search on DevOps MBean does not return any result, the opmnctl service will be restart by triggering the action script.

This is last installment of our 3-part series on running ELK on Kubernetes with ECK. If you’re just getting started, make sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2. With that, let’s jump right in.

In 2020 we slowly, but surely, improved our service. The UI has vastly improved and we added two major new features. Time for a recap!

It’s no secret that Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is becoming a critical competency in today’s enterprise networks. After all, so many enterprises are moving to a cloud-based model that leverages tiers of service, which brings unforeseen complexity into the task of keeping things running smoothly.

Meerkat is a lightweight Go and Javascript Icinga 2 client, that connects to the API and displays the status of various checks using elements, like cards, SVGs or images. If you need new users to see at a glance what is important and how it is laid out, Meerkat is the tool for you. It can even play sounds, making for the ultimate sysadmin soundboard! It is quick and easy to setup and use, simply grab the docker container or build from source.

Uptrends offers two free ping test tools: IPv4 Ping Test and IPv6 Ping Test. If you’re wondering why Uptrends has two separate tests that ping servers, you’re in the right place. Uptrends has two separate tests because the two addressing systems work independently of each other, often over the same network devices. IPv4 is a bit zombie like. The aging protocol is zombie like because we keep pronouncing it dead, but it keeps hanging on.

GFK is Germany’s largest market research institute and the fourth biggest market research organization in the world. It has a global digital presence in over 60 countries, with around 120 offices, and has been providing consumer and market insights for over 85 years. How OpManager helped GFK GFK struggled to find the right solution while managing its data centers and relied on too many management platforms.

What a year 2020 has been for Grafana Loki! Just a little more than a year ago, we announced Loki’s 1.0.0 GA release. We’re excited to report that 2020 brought a big uptick in its adoption (users have quickly realized the advantages of a small index—plus, Loki has non-technical advantages, too); significant performance enhancements; and the recent release of Loki 2.0.

Getting started with observability (o11y) is now easier than ever with the new step-by-step o11yday Bootcamp guide. Now’s a great time to try out Honeycomb, get help if you’re stuck, and pick up a few holiday presents along the way.