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Log-based monitoring for AWS Lambda

Monitoring and analytics have been an issue for Serverless systems since they were invented. While it’s easy to attach an agent like NewRelic or DataDog to a server or container, function monitoring requires a different approach. Serverless applications, where logic is distributed over a large number of functions, attaching agents or wrappers leads to cost increase and development overhead.

Building your modern cloud SIEM

SIEM has traditionally earned itself a bad reputation as an unwieldy and unmanageable tool that really never lived up to its promises. In my presentation during Illuminate, I talked about what Sumo Logic is doing to modernize log analytics and SIEM as a whole. Today, we see that despite how overall technology is accelerating, security always seems to lag behind. In Sumo Logic, we address this head-on.

How to create fast queries with Loki's LogQL to filter terabytes of logs in seconds

LogQL, the Loki query language, is heavily inspired by Prometheus PromQL. However, when it comes to filtering logs and finding the needle in the haystack, the query language is very specific to Loki. In this article we’ll give you all the tips to create fast filter queries that can filter terabytes of data in seconds. In Loki there are three types of filters that you can use.

What do dog's pondering and "Observability" have in common?

Observability is arguably the tech buzzword of the year. Whether or not you believe the hype, observability is all about how to ensure overall system health and deliver reliable customer experiences. This is done by observing the system, and when a problem arises, using real-time analytics to quickly help identify the what, where, and why of the problem. In this video, Sumo Logic co-founder and CTO Christian Beedgen takes a closer look at: In addition, the video features a live demo of Sumo Logic’s end-to-end observability solution.

Achieve Business Objectives with Data Driven Observability - Webinar

Modern financial services company Snoop uses open banking and artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse customers’ transactions and spending. But as the volume, variety, and sensitivity of data it manages increases, so does the complexity. Watch this “fireside chat” style webinar to learn how to gain unified visibility across your Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. Listen as experts from Snoop, Sumo Logic, and AWS share tips and tools to help you glean game-changing insights in real time, economically, and at scale.

Splunk TV - Companion App

Introducing Splunk TV Companion, the iPad app that lets you manage all your Splunk TVs, anywhere in the world, all from one place. Centralize content control of your TV displays on your iPad, and remotely display dashboards to any Apple, Android, or Fire TV. Whether you have several TVs in a single location or are remotely managing a collection of TVs across the globe, use Splunk TV to coordinate your workforce around important events from a central location and effortlessly bring dashboards to the attention of those who need it.

Monitoring Azure infrastructure with Filebeat and Elastic Observability

The ability to access the internal state of your application ecosystem is critical to optimizing your applications and the experience of your users. Elastic Cloud on Microsoft Azure gives you access to Elastic Observability, allowing you to monitor your infrastructure and see how every signal interrelates by utilizing a wide variety of resources that can be deployed in minutes.

Best Practices for Logging in Kotlin

If you’re reading this, you have probably been convinced that taking on Kotlin for your mobile application is the most sensible choice. Now that you’ve come to this decision, it’s imperative to know what you need to do to stay on top of your monitoring and logging. Like with any application or system, they are essential, cornerstone qualities of any successful project.

Kibana Canvas: An In-Depth Guide

When we look at information, numbers, percentages, statistics, we tend to have an easier time understanding and interpreting them if they’re also represented by corresponding visual cues. Kibana Canvas is a tool that helps us present our Elasticsearch data with infographic-like dashboards – fully visual, dynamic, and live.