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Before you can search, analyze, or visualize anything in Elasticsearch, you need data ingestion. In this quick guide, we explain how data moves from raw logs, metrics, or JSON into an index using tools like Logstash, Beats, or language clients. Learn why consistency matters more than perfection and how once data is ingested, it’s ready for search, analysis, and insight.

As IT environments grow more distributed and resilient, the Progress WhatsUp Gold network monitoring solution is evolving to meet the moment. Starting in early 2026, Progress will officially retire the legacy Failover Manager and usher in a new era of high availability (HA) by design. This modern, scalable approach aligns with today’s best practices in infrastructure. Find more information on High Availability by Design.

Ever feel like getting simple data from your network is way harder than it should be? You're not alone. With so many devices, the amount of data can be overwhelming, making it tough to see what's actually happening. In this stream, we're breaking down the common frustrations with network monitoring. We'll cover: The SNMP Problem: We'll start with why the "standard" method, SNMP, is often a pain. We'll look at the challenge of finding the right MIBs and OIDs just to get tools like Telegraf or Prometheus to work.

Agentic AI is not just hype—it’s a force multiplier that enables infrastructure and operations teams to do more, with less effort, in less time. Importantly, it helps IT teams compress time to resolution and even proactively detect and respond to issues, before they escalate.

What if you could instantly add an engineer to your team -- one who knows your system and is on call 24/7? That’s Datadog BITS. From gathering context to generating and testing hypothesis, BITS helps you find root causes in minutes - not hours.