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One year in: How Flex Licensing is transforming log management and visibility

A year ago, we set out to transform log analytics pricing by making it as flexible, transparent, and as customer-friendly as possible. We built a model that aligns cost with business value, charging only for data storage and analytics executed. With Flex Licensing, customers can scale usage up or down without breaking the bank, eliminating hidden costs and inefficient licensing structures. There is no more pre-planning or tiering of log data; there is just log ingest with sensible pricing.

Troubleshooting Java Applications with Coroot

Java applications run on top of the JVM — a powerful but complex runtime environment that re-implements many OS features. It has its own memory management, garbage collector, and dynamic code compiler (JIT). While these features help with performance and portability, they often make troubleshooting a real challenge. At Coroot, we recently improved our support for continuous profiling in JVM-based applications.

Top 13 Prometheus Alternatives in 2025

Prometheus is a widely adopted open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, popular among DevOps and SRE teams for its robust metrics collection and powerful query language (PromQL). It is fast, reliable, and purpose-built for modern, cloud-native environments. However, Prometheus may not suit all teams or projects. In 2025, several alternatives offer different strengths that might better match your specific monitoring needs.

Application monitoring for businesses of every size

Can application performance truly influence business outcomes? The numbers say it all. Amazon’s 2024 annual report revealed a staggering $638 billion in revenue—and by its own benchmark, a mere 100 millisecond delay could cost Amazon 1% in sales, equating to a potential $6.38 billion loss. Now imagine the scale of financial impact on organizations worldwide with underperforming applications. Every millisecond counts, and the business case for optimizing performance has never been clearer.

The Importance of Asset Disposal for asset management: Maximizing Value and Reducing Risks

Starting a business requires investing in fixed assets like land, buildings, equipment, etc. Have you ever wondered what happens when these assets turn old or outdated? Further, why should you never dispose of these capital assets or fixed assets without a proper strategy? Asset Disposal is a critical aspect of asset management that involves the systematic removal of outdated assets from the balance sheet.

Why Internet Performance Monitoring is Non-Negotiable for Today's Websites and Apps

IT organizations are challenged with too many war rooms where the best people in the team waste time looking for the root cause of an issue. It’s not like we don’t have enough tools or that we are not leveraging AI. Why is everything ‘green’ while users are reporting issues? Are we simply looking in the wrong place?