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Python JSON logging has become the standard for generating readable structured data from logs. While logging in JSON is definitely much better than using the standard logging module, it comes with its own set of challenges. As your server or application grows, the number of logs also increases exponentially. It’s difficult to go through JSON log files, even if it’s structured, due to the sheer size of logs generated.
This is the fourth and final in a series of ScienceLogic blogs on the topic of the Department of Defense Information Network (DoDIN), including what it is, what it means to be approved under DoDIN standards, why it is important to both our federal and private industry customers, and the process for being approved for listing.
Specific needs are compelling but also hard to plan for. Your use case may be the reason you are searching for a monitoring provider, but the ability of your provider to adapt to your edge cases will be the reason you stay. The challenge is in discerning if a provider will be able to rise to meet your needs in unknown circumstances. In monitoring, there are some uniform needs. Everyone wants to know if their site is UP so HTTP(S) checks meet use cases universally.