As 5G technology advances in power and sophistication, telcos are encountering a new span of challenges. 5G network complexity, coupled with a spiraling volume of data traffic, raises barriers for telco companies seeking to smoothly manage their networks and sustain consistent quality of service (QoS). But a solution is now easily within reach.

Part of implementing an error monitoring platform like elmah.io is dealing with the IP addresses of the clients generating errors. In this post, I'll show you parts of how we have implemented this in ASP.NET Core, to make sure that different hosting scenarios still produce the correct IP address. Let's jump right in. ASP.NET Core supports getting the client IP directly on the HttpContext object available throughout various places.

Employee morale can make the difference between a struggling company and one that’s thriving and growing. High levels of engagement and enthusiasm amongst the workforce happen at organizations run like a well-oiled machine. Each department works hand in hand with the other, with everyone working toward the same goal. Even though all parts of a company are responsible for a strong company spirit, IT issues have a powerful impact.

ChatGPT has taken the world by storm, so much so that we are all left guessing how far this will go. And it’s not a trivial question, as it relates to the future of humanity itself. On one extreme, technology is increasing rapidly enough to synthesize some of the most fundamental parts of our existence—communicating naturally with one another. That can be a scary thought.

Long-term storage, especially for logs, is essential to any modern observability provider. Each vendor has their own method for handling this problem. While there are numerous available solutions, let’s explore just one – DataDog – and see the benefits and limitations.

In today's world, where businesses are heavily reliant on technology, databases have become a crucial component of business operations. Databases are the backbone of any organization, containing vast amounts of data that is essential for smooth functioning. However, with the amount of data that databases store, it is not uncommon for them to encounter issues that could lead to downtime and data loss.

Log management and analysis tools provide you real-time visualization of how your users are interacting with your apps and systems. Many of these log management tools include a sophisticated visual dashboard to immediately analyze data. They also offer your DevSecOps teams deeper insights and possibilities to enhance code quality, boost productivity and reduce risks. What should the best log management tools do for your team to be successful?

The team at Cloudsmith is always looking for ways our customers and community can leverage adjacent technologies within the DevOps and application development ecosystem to secure the software supply chain. Cloudsmith developed the first integration with Datadog, the Cloud Monitoring as a Service solution, a few years ago! That integration was the first step in helping the community leverage both solutions simultaneously, strength for strength.

eG Innovations is an IGEL Ready partner, and I’m delighted to let you all know that we are sponsoring the IGEL DISRUPT End User Computing (EUC) Forum taking place in Nashville, April 3-5, 2023. DISRUPT is a major global event focused on end user computing and the delivery of secure, high-performance digital workspaces to increasingly distributed hybrid workforces, from the cloud. To explore the agenda for the DISRUPT23 Nashville, click here.

Logs are like digital footprints or a letter that developers write to themselves for the future. They track every action or event that takes place within your software, applications and IT infrastructures. They provide important information such as when an action took place, host name, type of action, application used and more.