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The latest News and Information on Monitoring for Websites, Applications, APIs, Infrastructure, and other technologies.

Introducing wildcard-filtered metric queries

Tags are essential for your teams to quickly and efficiently filter through and find the information they need among the huge scope of data generated by your cloud infrastructure. Given that modern environments are always changing, with hosts and containers continuously being added or replaced, you need to be able to dynamically scope your queries so that you’re not rewriting the same searches over and over again.

Dynamic alerts

The power and value that’s embedded in logs are reflected by the status and behavior of our applications and infrastructure. Many times we would like to be alerted when the application or its components show abnormal behavior. This behavior can be reflected by the application sending some logs at a higher than usual volume. Figuring out exactly what ‘higher than usual’ means, or in other words, setting the threshold value at which the alert should trigger can be a daunting task.

Launching Application Control Plus: Build an infallible stronghold against all application-related threats

We’re pleased to announce the debut of ManageEngine Application Control Plus, an application whitelisting, blacklisting, and privilege management solution. IT operations could come to a standstill if applications suddenly ceased to exist, but applications can be considered double-edged swords. As important as applications are, they also form the largest threat vectors in any network.

Hybrid Monitoring Platform Selection 101: Top 5 Capabilities to Look For

When looking for a new monitoring platform, the options available today can seem overwhelming. SaaS, on-premises, cloud-native… where do you even start? Below, find a breakdown of five key capabilities to be on the lookout for when comparing IT monitoring platforms. Although some of these capabilities are now must-haves for all platforms, certain providers still offer up richer feature sets and benefits.

5 reasons why you should use EventBridge instead of SNS

SNS and SQS have been the goto options for AWS developers when it comes to service integration. However, since its (much needed!) rebranding, EventBridge (formerly CloudWatch Events) has become a popular alternative. If you’re still on the fence, then allow me to give you 5 reasons why you should consider using EventBridge instead of SNS.

Top 6 Best Practices About State Management with React

One thing I love about working at OpsRamp is how we always come together to figure out new ways to manage complexity or achieve difficult development goals. Take, for example, managing application states. It’s historically one of the biggest challenges in front-end development. We’re a lean team, so we needed to figure out a better way. In this article, I’ll address how we accomplish this with React at OpsRamp, and how you can apply some of these practices in your own workday.