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11 Best Tips to Node.js Debugging that You Didn't Know

When people hear the term "Node.js Debugging," they immediately think of the function "console.log()." They also assumed that's how pros debug Node.js applications. Nah!!! That's not good enough, mate. You'll need more than the console.log() function to debug your Node.js application like a pro. If the proper technique is not taken before testing, debugging a Node.js application might be difficult. Testing is an essential part of the development process for any application, software, or website.

Best Practices for Logging in Node.js

Good logging practices are crucial for monitoring and troubleshooting your Node.js servers. They help you track errors in the application, discover performance optimization opportunities, and carry out different kinds of analysis on the system (such as in the case of outages or security issues) to make critical product decisions. Even though logging is an essential aspect of building robust web applications, it’s often ignored or glossed over in discussions about development best practices.

What is Synthetic Monitoring and Why is it Important for Your Business

As a business, whichever industry you are in, there is a fair chance that you depend upon online assets such as mobile applications or API’s for conducting operations. Assuming that one wants to ensure their availability, correct functioning and quick response at all times, it is important to use synthetic monitoring for better customer experience.

What is Forensic Analysis and Why is it Important for the Security of Your Infrastructure

With the advent of cybercrime in recent years, tracking malicious online activities has become imperative for protecting operations in national security, public safety, law and government enforcement along with protecting private citizens. Consequently, the field of computer forensics is growing, now that legal entities and law enforcement has realized the value IT professionals can deliver.

Shortcut to Value With Loggly

In this video, we will show you how Loggly is laid out and demonstrate the major functions that will have you leveraging the out-of-the-box functions immediately. The SolarWinds® Loggly® log management service integrates into the engineering processes of teams employing continuous deployment and DevOps practices to reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR), improve service quality, accelerate innovation, and better use valuable development resources.

Modern Security Monitoring Demands an Integrated Strategy

The ultimate success of any security monitoring platform depends largely on two fundamental requirements – its ability to accurately and efficiently surface threats and its level of integration with adjacent systems. In the world of SIEM, this is perhaps more relevant than any other element of contemporary IT security infrastructure.

Cost of ELK

Do you know how much your ELK stack costs? Managing and analyzing your data is a critical part of your business. However, the true cost of an ELK stack can be hard to calculate, and the truth is you may be spending a lot more than you think. Elasticsearch wasn't designed to work efficienctly at the scale required by today's data volume, especially the growth of log data. As your data grows, your ELK stack becomes more expensive to scale and maintain, leaving you with the headache and the tab. Well, ChaosSearch has the answer.

Monitoring Cisco webex with Grafana

In this article, we will take a look at what Cisco Webex is, how it works, and why it is great for your business. Then we will explore how to monitor Cisco Webex metrics using beautiful and customizable Grafana dashboards. We’ll also look at what are the most popular data sources Grafana uses. Finally, we will figure out how MetricFire simplifies the task of monitoring metrics for us and what are its main advantages.

Java Application Manual Instrumentation for Distributed Traces

In this blog series, we are covering application instrumentation steps for distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry standards across multiple languages. Earlier, we covered Golang Application Instrumentation for Distributed Traces and DotNet Application Instrumentation for Distributed Traces. Here we are going to cover the instrumentation for Java.

IBM MQ 9.2.3 Streaming Queues: Your Integration Infrastructure (i2) Data Win

By now, you have probably seen the announcement for IBM MQ 9.2.3. The first thing to mention is that Nastel had support for 9.2.3 right away. Nastel Technologies is an integration infrastructure management (i2M) solutions company, and IBM MQ is at the heart of most enterprises’ integration infrastructure (i2). Nastel works with the IBM teams to ensure we are ready for any new releases and changes. One key enhancement included in 9.2.3 is the streaming queue.