Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

September 2023

What is Apache Tomcat server and how does it work?

Apache Tomcat, developed by Sun Systems way back in the late 1990s, is a popular choice for developers who need to build and deploy Java-based web applications. It’s a collaboratively created platform that, since 2005, has become an accredited top-level Apache project with highly experienced developers volunteering support and resources for it. A 2022 survey shows that 48% of developers now utilize Apache Tomcat for deploying Java web applications.

What are web checks and ping checks? Why are they important?

Keeping your websites and web-based applications running smoothly for your users is essential. External users that can’t get onto your client-facing portals will quickly turn to competitors. Internal users having difficulty with your network will become frustrated which can reduce morale and productivity. Network monitoring via web checks and ping checks could improve website uptime and make everyone’s lives a little easier.

LogicMonitor Secures Multiple Leader Badges in G2's Fall 2023 Log Analysis and Monitoring Reports

Fall 2023 Reports, including Enterprise Monitoring, Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, and Network Monitoring were announced September 12, 2023 from G2, the world’s leading business software review platform. Take a look inside highlights of the G2 Fall 2023 Log Analysis and Monitoring Reports below to see where LogicMonitor stood out among the rest.

The importance of SDT and how to successfully schedule planned downtime

Scheduled downtime (SDT), also known as planned downtime, lets you perform maintenance, testing, or repairs on your systems, servers, software, data centers, and other infrastructure. While no business likes being offline, this preventative work is essential for ensuring your assets function correctly. Unlike unplanned outages, you can limit downtime so it minimizes impact on your company and customers.

LogicMonitor Excels in G2 Fall 2023 Network Monitoring Report

Fall 2023 Reports, including Enterprise Monitoring and Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring, were announced September 12, 2023 from G2, the world’s leading business software review platform. Take a look inside the G2 Fall 2023 Network Monitoring Report highlights below to see where LogicMonitor stood out among the rest.

LogicMonitor Maintains G2 Leader Badges: Fall 2023 Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Report

Fall 2023 Reports, including Enterprise Monitoring, were announced September 12, 2023 from G2, the world’s leading business software review platform. Building upon momentum from the first half of the year, LogicMonitor recently announced the latest innovations in the Summer 2023 Launch, which focused on extending visibility through unified monitoring across customers’ entire hybrid cloud ecosystem.

LogicMonitor Leads the Pack in G2's Fall 2023 Enterprise Monitoring Reports

Building upon momentum from the first half of the year, LogicMonitor maintains several Leader rankings across G2 Fall 2023 Reports, including Grid Reports, across multiple categories. Released on September 12, 2023, G2’s Fall 2023 Reports award badges and recognition based on responses of real users featured in the G2 review form.

What is VMware NSX?

In the realm of modern digital infrastructure, the concept of virtualization has transformed the way organizations deploy, manage, and scale their IT resources. Among the trailblazers in this domain is VMware NSX, a platform designed to address the complexities of network virtualization. Offering a paradigm shift from traditional networking, VMware NSX helps businesses looking to bolster their data center capabilities.

What is a virtual private cloud in AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) dominates the cloud computing industry with over 200 services, including AI and SaaS. In fact, according to Statista, AWS accounted for 32% of cloud spending in Q3 2022, surpassing the combined spending on Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and other providers. A virtual private cloud (VPC) is one of AWS‘ most popular solutions. It offers a secure private virtual cloud that you can customize to meet your specific virtualization needs.

What is Catalyst SD-WAN (formerly Viptela) and how does it work?

The increased use of multiple cloud environments for business software and applications combined with the volume of consumers and different devices demanding reliable, fast connectivity has put an enormous strain on IT infrastructure. Overly complex networks that need to link highly disparate devices and servers can’t also provide speed and consistency while using outdated architecture.

Learn about LogicMonitor's new launch approach

Check out this on-demand webinar with LogicMonitor’s Chief Product Officer, Taggart Matthiesen, and LogicMonitor’s Senior Director of Product Marketing, Bill Emmett, for a conversation about how our recent product innovations can help you unlock intelligence and extensibility in your hybrid IT environments.

LogicMonitor Selenium Synthetics Demo

Synthetic Web Checks provides Selenium based recorded web checks with multiple steps and MFA support. By logically grouping all your website’s operations and treating each step as an individual device, Synthetic Web Checks helps you navigate through all of your website’s operations, and provides granular slicing of the data to display information that is more relevant for alerting and troubleshooting. Learn more in this short demo!