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Stronger together: (Agentic) AIOps and observability are the keys to IT resilience

Every new layer of infrastructure piles onto an already fragile web of interconnected challenges, making it painfully clear: traditional monitoring can’t keep up. You’re drowning in alerts, buried in data, and yet somehow still flying blind when real issues arise. More notifications don’t mean more insight, and more data doesn’t guarantee better decisions.

Easiest Way to Monitor NGINX Performance with OpenTelemetry

If you're looking for a straightforward way to collect NGINX metrics via OpenTelemetry and send them to your Graphite-based monitoring setup, this article is for you! With minimal configuration you’ll be collecting key metrics from your NGINX connections within minutes. In this article, we'll explain how to install the OpenTelemetry Collector, and easily configure it to receive and export NGINX metrics to a Hosted Carbon endpoint.

Eliminate log sprawl and cut costs with Sumo Logic

How much money is your company wasting on using multiple tools for log ingestion? Security analysts, developers, and operations teams all rely on logs. But, when each team uses different and multiple tools to store and analyze logs, it leads to tool sprawl, wasted resources, and lost critical data. With Sumo Logic’s Log Analytics Platform, you get a single source of truth for all your log data. Gain context-driven insights into your performance, availability, security status, and threats, all while eliminating wasteful spending.

Tomcat Logs: Locations, Types, Configuration, and Best Practices

Apache Tomcat logs are essential for monitoring, debugging, and maintaining Java applications running on Tomcat. These logs capture critical information such as server startup details, request handling, and application errors. They help developers and system administrators troubleshoot issues, analyze traffic, and ensure application stability. Tomcat generates multiple logs, each serving a distinct purpose.

A Quick Guide for OpenTelemetry Python Instrumentation

OpenTelemetry is an open-source tool that helps you keep an eye on your application’s performance. Whether you’re building microservices, using serverless setups, or working with a traditional monolithic app, it’s crucial to monitor and trace your app’s behavior for debugging and optimization. OpenTelemetry's Python instrumentation is an excellent way to track traces, metrics, and logs across your entire app.

Helm vs Terraform: A Detailed Comparison for Developers

When managing infrastructure and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment, two popular tools that developers often compare are Helm and Terraform. While both are used to automate deployments, they serve different purposes and operate in distinct ways. Understanding the differences can help you make the right choice for your use case.

AI & Gartner's Strategic Roadmap Timeline for Cybersecurity - A Perspective from Teneo

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) presents both unprecedented opportunities and emerging threats. Gartner’s Strategic Roadmap for Cybersecurity Leadership emphasizes the need for adaptive strategies that align with business objectives and technological advancements. Concurrently, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has highlighted the dual-edged nature of AI in its report on the impact of AI on cyber threats.

Analysts Share Their 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions

It's the start of a new year. Like last year, I want to examine what analysts are predicting for the cybersecurity landscape in 2025 and the risks they feel will be front and center. There is no shortage of predictions for this year’s cybersecurity landscape outlook—so many, it's impossible to compile them all. While not a thorough summary of the threats and risks in 2025, this article highlights the most common topics covered by cybersecurity specialists.

Self-Healing Infrastructure: Start Your Journey Now

Every CIO’s ultimate goal is to create a self-healing enterprise. Self-healing IT systems have the ability to proactively prevent issues within the IT environment, ensuring seamless and uninterrupted services that support business continuity. While automating every possible task seems like an obvious solution, implementing changes in a production environment can be challenging.