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Almost two years ago I wrote the first installment of what was supposed to be a 3 part series on Serverless Monitoring. Parts two and three never materialized. Today, however, I am revisiting that original idea and expanding upon it. I hope to succeed this time in making it a full three-part series. For this first installment (Revisited), I will again work with Google Cloud Run to monitor MongoDB Atlas.

One of Sumo Logic’s core company values is, “be customer champions.” It’s more than just a phrase on a slide, it’s a principle that shows up in every roadmap discussion, product iteration, support conversation, and onboarding call. Customer Appreciation Day is April 18th.

We’re thrilled to share that Mezmo has been recognized by G2 with 25 badges across four key categories: Enterprise Monitoring, Log Monitoring, Log Analysis, and Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring. These awards are more than just a celebration of our platform—they’re a reflection of you, our customers. Your feedback, support, and insights push us to build better solutions and deliver the highest standards of performance and service.

GDPR compliance for logs can be tricky—especially when you're trying to maintain system visibility and protect user data at the same time. For SREs and IT teams, it’s a balancing act between staying on the right side of privacy laws and not losing the context you need to troubleshoot. This guide walks through practical ways to handle personal data in logs, set up retention rules that make sense, and stay compliant without creating unnecessary friction.

In the world of containerization, understanding what's happening under the hood during image builds can mean the difference between smooth deployments and frustrating debugging sessions. Docker build logs are your window into this process, offering crucial insights that help you optimize builds, troubleshoot errors, and maintain robust container infrastructure.

Operational resilience requires more than monitoring or defense alone. Banks are combining observability and security to reduce risk, costs, and downtime, without missing a beat.

Serverless computing is a modern cloud-based application architecture in which the application’s infrastructure and support services layer are completely abstracted from the software layer. While every application still relies on physical servers to run, serverless applications shift that responsibility to cloud service providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Managing multiple systems that each generate their alerts and logs can quickly become overwhelming. The challenge of scattered logs is a real headache, especially in the fast-paced world of DevOps. Log consolidation is not just a convenience—it's an essential practice that can save you from chaos and improve your operational efficiency. This guide covers everything you need to know about log consolidation, from understanding what it is and why it matters, to practical steps for making it work.