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How to configure Grafana Loki with a Node.js e-commerce app

I recently changed teams within Grafana and now I get the chance to work with Grafana Loki, our highly effective open source log aggregation system that stores and queries logs from your infrastructure or applications. At Grafana, we always dogfood our products so what better way to learn more about Loki than trying out a simple use case that I can actually benefit from.

How to monitor JVM with OpenTelemetry

We are constantly working on contributing monitoring support for various sources, the latest in that line is support for JVM monitoring using the OpenTelemetry collector. If you are as excited as we are, take a look at the details of this support in OpenTelemetry’s repo. The best part is that this receiver works with any OpenTelemetry collector: including the OpenTelemetry Collector and observIQ’s distribution of the collector.

geeks+gurus: Modern Application Architecture

In this episode of geeks+gurus, Sumo Logic's Melissa Sussmann and NGINX's Damian Curry will discuss the 4 key pillars of modern application architecture: Portability, Scalability, Resilience, and Agility. We then delve into a discussion around Open Telemetry (OTel) in the context of collection and logs management for modern applications. Disparate tracing, metrics, and logging can make it difficult to abide by the modern app pillars we outline. However, OTel offers a unified standard that can elevate observability in your deployment cycles.

geeks+gurus: Tackling Common DevOps and Security Issues in Game Development

In this 25-minute conversation, Melissa Sussmann and Jason Dunne will lead a discussion with special guest Yuval Dovrat - Amazon Web Services, Solutions Architect. Discussion will cover the unique challenges gaming presents for DevOps practitioners and security engineering teams. We will cover.

geeks+gurus: Sumo Logic's Debut in the Gartner APM (&O!) Magic Quadrant

Sam Fell (host) Erez Barak (VP, Product Development) Mitch Ashley (Principal Analyst, TechStrong Research) The recent publication of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Application Performance Monitoring caused quite a stir in some circles with the addition of “and Observability” to the title! What does that mean? And what other changes did we spot in this year’s report?!

Continuous Profiling: A New Observability Signal

We’ve all grown used to logs, metrics and traces serving as the “three pillars of observability.” And indeed they are very important telemetry signals. But are they indeed the sum of the observability game? Not at all. In fact, one of the key trends in observability is moving beyond the ‘three pillars: One emerging telemetry type shows a particularly interesting potential for observability: Continuous Profiling.

An Observability Agent for the Cloud Era: Why Cribl Edge Matters

A few weeks ago, I did a live Cribl Edge demo for the Cribl Community, and I wanted to explain more about the importance of Cribl Edge for IT admins. Managing traditional log shipping agents is very time-consuming and brittle. Just the act of a once-a-year upgrade can require the help of a kind god! Admins need help to make this vital workflow easier and faster so they can focus time on delivering value to the business.

Top Prometheus Interview Questions

If you are an engineer searching for a new role that involves a high level of knowledge on the monitoring stack Prometheus then you will likely wish to brush up on your knowledge of Prometheus ahead of your interview. In this guide, you will find a list of the most popular questions that are most likely to be asked to candidates looking to use Prometheus as part of their daily monitoring stack within their next role.

LogRhythm Cloud: Too Little, Too Late

Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen growing momentum around several disruptive trends in the cloud SIEM market. One of the most pervasive and obvious developments for Logz.io is the frequency with which we encounter customers seeking to replace dated and legacy on-premises SIEMs with a solution such as our Cloud SIEM. The traditional provider that comes up most often is LogRhythm—for numerous different reasons.