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Logging with the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller

The HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller publishes two sets of logs: the ingress controller logs and the HAProxy access logs. After you install the HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller, logging jumps to mind as one of the first features to configure. Logs will tell you whether the controller has started up correctly and which version of the controller you’re running, and they will assist in pinpointing any user experience issues.

Advanced Link Analysis: Part 1 - Solving the Challenge of Information Density

Link Analysis is a data analysis approach used to discover relationships and connections between data elements and entities. This is a very visual and interactive technique that can be done in the Splunk platform – and is almost always driven by a person, an analyst or investigator, to understand the data and discover necessary insights specific to the business problem at hand.

Introducing Grafana Enterprise Logs, a core part of the Grafana Enterprise Stack integrated observability solution

Today, we are launching a new Grafana Labs product, Grafana Enterprise Logs. Powered by the Grafana Loki open source project for cloud native log aggregation, and built by the maintainers of the project, this offering is an exciting addition to our growing self-managed observability stack tailored for enterprises.

How to Implement Effective DevOps Change Management

A decade ago, DevOps teams were slow, lumbering behemoths with little automation and lots of manual review processes. As explained in the 2020 State of DevOps Report, new software releases were rare but required all hands on deck. Now, DevOps teams embrace Agile workflows and automation. They release often, with relatively few changes. High-quality DevOps change management is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s a must. For a lot of DevOps teams, this is easier said than done.

Logging and Metrics: Better Together

Logging and metrics may sound interchangeable, and you may think the information from one can be used in the same way as information from the other. But the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. Logging and metrics are two concepts you must use both independently and together to ensure your infrastructure and applications operate at their best.