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Elastic Cloud Serverless now generally available on Google Cloud

Elastic Cloud Serverless provides the fastest way to start and scale security, observability, and search solutions — without managing infrastructure. Today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Elastic Cloud Serverless on Google Cloud — now available in the Iowa (us-central1) region. Elastic Cloud Serverless provides the fastest way to start and scale observability, security, and search solutions without managing infrastructure.

Datadog: The Good, The Bad, The Costly

When things break, logs are often the first place you turn to figure out what's going on, which is why Datadog makes it easy to find them. The ability to pivot between traces, metrics, and logs in one place speeds up investigations and helps teams move faster during incidents. That level of correlation is a big reason so many teams rely on Datadog. ‍

One year in: How Flex Licensing is transforming log management and visibility

A year ago, we set out to transform log analytics pricing by making it as flexible, transparent, and as customer-friendly as possible. We built a model that aligns cost with business value, charging only for data storage and analytics executed. With Flex Licensing, customers can scale usage up or down without breaking the bank, eliminating hidden costs and inefficient licensing structures. There is no more pre-planning or tiering of log data; there is just log ingest with sensible pricing.

How a global bank turned a search engine into its data backbone

BBVA transformed customer experience and operational insight by using Elastic to unify 45B+ data points across 50+ banking services, with sub-second response times. When BBVA's David Jiménez Ausin looks back at 2014, he sees a very different banking landscape. “Almost everything was still via web channel, as the app wasn't as developed as it is now, and each service had its information in its own systems,” he recalls.

New in Adaptive Logs: user-facing temporary pauses, exemptions, and per-service recommendations

We launched Adaptive Logs last year to help you optimize your log volumes and costs in Grafana Cloud, and we’ve been hard at work ever since making improvements based on your feedback. Over the past couple of months, we’ve delivered several new features to help reduce toil, apply recommendations with precision, and—what we’re most excited about—confidently optimize your log ingestion while still providing peace of mind to your end users!

Advanced Python Logging: Mastering Configuration & Best Practices for Production

Python's logging system provides powerful tools for application monitoring, debugging, and maintenance. This comprehensive guide covers everything from basic setup to advanced implementation strategies, helping you build robust logging solutions for your Python applications.