Logs are like digital footprints or a letter that developers write to themselves for the future. They track every action or event that takes place within your software, applications and IT infrastructures. They provide important information such as when an action took place, host name, type of action, application used and more.

Log management turns the huge volume of raw information created as logs into something usable for an organization's DevOps, IT and security teams. When log management is done correctly, its benefits include: Let’s take a closer look at some of the benefits of log management and how they apply to specific areas.

The arrival of Docker container technology brought with it an amazing array of capabilities. By encapsulating an entire software package, including its dependencies and libraries, into a single, portable container, Docker has made deployment across platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Apache a simple and straightforward process. When people talk about Docker, they probably talk about Docker Engine, the runtime that allows you to build and run containers.

There is something unique about how Sumo Logic CTO, Christian Beedgen, presents at events. At Illuminate, he expanded upon ideas he shared at SLOconf, turning reliability management into a logical and fundamentally humane solution. I may not be as entertaining as Christian when he presents, but if you want the summary without the jokes or details, this blog is for you.

There's no denying that Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be critical for any security program, and many of us are fully aware of that. Nonetheless, in practice, confusion still remains about what security KPIs are crucial to track and how to choose the right KPIs to measure and improve the robustness of your security program. Here we'll propose a few ideas about how to select and track the right KPIs for your organization.

When we announced the general availability of reliability management in Sept 2022, you saw how crucial this functionality was for the digital customer experience. Unique insights from users helped to improve the experience and usability that we’ve incorporated into our latest release. Now you can use a wide range of features that will help you on your reliability management journey.