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The latest News and Information on Monitoring for Websites, Applications, APIs, Infrastructure, and other technologies.

Monitoring Kafka with Datadog

Kafka deployments often rely on additional software packages not included in the Kafka codebase itself—in particular, Apache ZooKeeper. A comprehensive monitoring implementation includes all the layers of your deployment so you have visibility into your Kafka cluster and your ZooKeeper ensemble, as well as your producer and consumer applications and the hosts that run them all.

Monitor Jenkins jobs with Datadog

Jenkins is an open source, Java-based continuous integration server that helps organizations build, test, and deploy projects automatically. Jenkins is widely used, having been adopted by organizations like GitHub, Etsy, LinkedIn, and Datadog. You can set up Jenkins to test and deploy your software projects every time you commit changes, to trigger new builds upon successful completion of other builds, and to run jobs on a regular schedule.

Monitor VPNs-The secure gateway to your networks

While SaaS has made digital transformation a cakewalk, the virtual private network (VPN) takes credit when it comes to remote work. A lot of enterprises, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, continue their seamless operations remotely and securely through their VPN. VPNs enable private networks to communicate with the compute resources of public and shared networks.

Release 1.21: Introducing new collectors, faster exporters, and improved security

We’re in the middle of a scary, uncertain time, and we hope those of you reading are staying safe and healthy. Despite the current challenges, the 40+ members of the remote-first Netdata team have been hard at work on the next version of the Netdata Agent: v1.21.0. This release is foundational: While we do have fantastic new collectors and three new ways to export your metrics for long-term storage, many of the most significant changes aren’t even those you’ll notice.

The More You Monitor - 9 Steps to Prevent Alert Storms

Developing a monitoring and alert management strategy that reduces the frequency of alerts while increasing the effectiveness of the alerts you do receive is easier than you might think. Follow these 9 steps and not only will alert storms will be a thing of the past, but you and your IT team will be able to keep your systems and applications up and available. Or, e-mail us @ marketing@logicmonitor.com

Do yesterday's tools still work for your business today?

The world of work has had to quickly adapt to the new rules of society. Now more than ever traditional businesses are having to look beyond their immediate goals of sales and revenue and put society at the heart of their business operations. Government legislation on COVID-19 means as many people as possible must work remotely to protect staff, customers and the community.

Global Professional Services Provider Delivers Exceptional End-User Experiences for Over 10,000 Users

Critigen provides global information services to organizations of all sizes around the globe. They are dedicated to delivering exceptional customer care and helping their clients improve overall business performance through IT. One of their specialties is in servicing industries that leverage Oracle Primavera P6, an Enterprise Project Portfolio Management tool.

5 Tips for Better Joomla Performance

Using a content management system (CMS) like Joomla instead of coding a site from scratch is a quick and effective way to create a website. Content management systems offer everything from flexibility and full control over your website to access to advanced features and functionality. These enable users to create beautiful and dynamic webpages. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced web developer, you’ll easily be able to find a CMS suited to your skill set and project needs.