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Easiest Way to Monitor Loki Performance With Telegraf

Loki is a powerful, scalable log aggregation system designed by Grafana to efficiently collect, store, and query logs. It’s often deployed alongside Prometheus as part of modern observability stacks. Loki’s design emphasizes cost-effective storage by indexing only metadata, which makes it a great choice for high-volume environments. But while Loki excels at log ingestion and indexing, many teams overlook the critical task of monitoring Loki itself.

IT Monitoring News | May '25 Edition

Welcome to the May edition of the NiCE bi-monthly monitoring news! As we move further into the year, we’re here with a fresh roundup of updates, insights, and resources from the world of IT monitoring. Whether you’re looking to stay informed, fine-tune your tools, or catch up on what’s new, this edition has you covered. Enjoy the read!
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How to decide between cloud and on-premise monitoring

Application performance monitoring systems tend to be available in two modes: on-premise and cloud-based SaaS. Which is the "right" choice? Well, it depends on your situation, but overall cloud-based SaaS offerings have significant benefits when compared to on-premise. However, it's not always so simple. The right selection depends on the facts on the ground. Using my experience working for a large-scale cloud solutions department, I've put together some key things you'll want to consider before you make a decision, starting with some benefits and challenges.

Maintaining Effective IT Infrastructure Monitoring in the Public Sector

Public sector organizations have needs very different from their commercial counterparts. Cybercriminals go after public sector organizations because they hold confidential, often classified, information—the exact data state-sponsored and other criminal groups salivate over. Based on tax payments, these organizations serve and answer to the public. Progress WhatsUp Gold offers ample out-of-the box monitoring features, helping you monitor more of what matters to your organization.

SQL Server Observability: Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Best Practices

For DevOps teams managing mission-critical databases, SQL Server observability is a fundamental capability that provides comprehensive insight into database performance and health. Effective observability practices enable teams to identify potential issues before they impact end users and provide the context necessary to resolve problems efficiently. SQL Server observability involves collecting and analyzing metrics, logs, and traces to build a complete picture of database behavior.

The Definitive Guide to OpenTelemetry Exporters for High-Performance Monitoring

In modern distributed architectures, observability has shifted from optional to necessary. OpenTelemetry has emerged as the standard framework for telemetry data collection, with exporters serving as the critical bridge to your backend monitoring systems. For developers at any stage—those new to observability practices or those refining existing monitoring setups—a solid grasp of OpenTelemetry exporters will significantly reduce debugging time and improve system visibility.

Emerge Tools is now a part of Sentry

Today I'm thrilled to announce that Emerge Tools is joining Sentry. Emerge builds best-in-class mobile tooling trusted by some of the most important brands in the world. You’ve probably seen the work of the team through their relentless efforts to improve mobile builds, efforts we’ve always admired here at Sentry. It was no surprise that when we finally met Emerge founders Josh and Noah we found that we shared a similar view of the world and hit it off instantly.