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Is Managed Prometheus Right For You?

Prometheus is the de facto open-source solution for collecting and monitoring metrics data. Its straightforward architecture, operational reliability, minimal upfront cost, and versatility in integrating with cloud-native systems make it the preferred choice for many. Getting started is as simple as configuring the Prometheus server and setting simple parameters such as the scrape intervals and targets, cadence, and setting the job name based on the function of the server.

LM Logs query tracking: find what's relevant now to prepare for tomorrow

LM Logs offer intelligent log analysis with querying capabilities for all experience levels to analyze log data. But it’s most effective to know when to investigate deeper and conduct further analysis instead of trying to identify hidden trends in log data manually. The best way to determine what’s relevant now is to see if the amount of log data and message types produced in a device or service have drastically changed.

Transforming Your Data With Telemetry Pipelines

Telemetry pipelines are a modern approach to monitoring and analyzing systems that collect, process, and analyze data from different sources (like metrics, traces, and logs). They are designed to provide a comprehensive view of the system’s behavior and identify issues quickly. Data transformation is a key aspect of telemetry pipelines, as it allows for the modification and shaping of data in order to make it more useful for monitoring and analysis.

ElasticON Global 2023 Keynote: What's Next? With Elastic CPO Ken Exner

Ken Exner, Chief Product Officer at Elastic shares where we've been and where we’re heading as a company during 2023 ElasticON Global. In this opening keynote, Ken highlights key innovation areas in our observability and security solutions, with a demo of ESQL, and closes off by sharing our current journey of building out a serverless offering.

Public Sector Predictions - the highlights for 2023 and two challenges that the public sector faces

Has the public sector ever been under so much pressure? Universal across all government departments, essential public services are under significant strain. However, COVID-19 and the subsequent knock-on impacts (economic, social and healthcare challenges) have buckled the resilience and kept many front-line concerned with delivering the scale of service required by the public.

Monitoring Android applications with Elastic APM

People are handling more and more matters on their smartphones through mobile apps both privately and professionally. With thousands or even millions of users, ensuring great performance and reliability is a key challenge for providers and operators of mobile apps and related backend services.