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October '24 BindPlane Update

I'm covering our powerful new feature: the coalesce processor in BindPlane! I’ll walk you through how to use it to simplify your telemetry data by merging mismatched field names—like user and username—into one unified field (usr). We’ll configure a BindPlane Gateway, capture telemetry from various sources, and route it all to Honeycomb and S3. With the coalesce processor, field names get standardized quickly, making your dashboards and alerts far more intuitive.

Encoding HAProxy logs in machine-readable JSON or CBOR

Standardized logging formats are important for teams that rely on logging for observability, troubleshooting, and workflow integration. Using structured formats simplifies parsing and eliminates the need to interpret fields manually, ensuring consistency across logging formats. This reduces manual work, prevents brittleness from unstructured logs, and simplifies integration between teams that feed logs into a shared aggregation system.

Scaling Culture on Purpose: How Cribl is Building for the Future After Our Series E

Cribl’s recent $319M Series E round marks a significant milestone in our journey to becoming a generational company. While this growth opens the door to new opportunities for our company, it also presents a challenge: how do we ensure our amazing culture scales alongside the business? At Cribl, we believe in Culture on Purpose—an intentional, values-led approach to evolving our culture as we grow.

Reduce Observability Costs with OpenTelemetry Setup

Maintaining and visualizing telemetry data efficiently is super important for DevOps and SecOps teams. OpenTelemetry, a fantastic open-source observability framework, can really help with this without being too costly. Picture having a simple process that improves your data and helps your team make smart decisions without spending too much money. Let's chat about some budget-friendly ways to set up OpenTelemetry agents.

State of Observability 2024 Reveals How Leaders Outpace Their Peers

In 2024, simply having an observability practice is a given. In this era of observability, a high-functioning team will set leaders apart from their peers. Leading observability practitioners don’t fix issues by putting hundreds of people into a virtual room, or frantically messaging in a temporary Slack channel to find root causes. Because leaders embed observability into their development practices early, a feature launch is a quiet non-event.

Accelerate Visibility and Analysis With New Cribl Search Packs

Our new Cribl Search Packs give you a framework for packaging, sharing, and installing config bundles that align with a given data source or use case. Similar in concept to our original Cribl Stream Packs framework, Cribl Search Packs help users find value in their datasets more quickly across common use cases. In fact, Stream Pack users were a powerful driver in the development of Search Packs.