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Exoprise
We help you find and fix issues with your cloud apps fast. Exoprise is the leading solution provider for monitoring SaaS services like Microsoft 365, Box, Dropbox, Salesforce.com and more.
Sematext
Monitoring, log management, transaction tracing, and real user monitoring. Finally together!
NiCE IT Mgmt
From databases to servers, communication systems, operating systems and custom applications, NiCE provides the right application monitoring solutions and services.
Monitive
Monitive is an uptime monitoring service, where users sign up and input their website address, which we check every minute, from a random location around the world, and instantly notify them when their site is down.
EventSentry
EventSentry is an award-winning Hybrid SIEM which features real-time log, system health and network monitoring to proactively monitor networks and preemptively respond to threats.
ManageEngine
ManageEngine crafts comprehensive IT management software with a focus on making your job easier. Our 90+ products and free tools cover everything your IT needs, at prices you can afford.
Raygun
Raygun is a Software Intelligence Platform that gives companies visibility into software problems. Errors, crashes and slow loading pages and scripts affecting end users are automatically detected, enabling teams to build excellent user experiences.
Icinga Monthly Snap January: Releases, Events and #icingalove
January brought us many releases, new cool Icinga Web 2 themes and news about upcoming events.
8 Things to Monitor During a Software Deployment
Deployments don't have to suck! Identify any issues before they impact the end user. Learn 8 critical items you should monitor during your software deployments such as error rates, page load times, and apdex.
Monitive Mission Statement: "Why am I doing what I do?"
And no, it’s not summoning a few Venture Capital rounds of funding to pour them into a business, nor wasting my life on vacations or my money on gadgets. “What makes us happy?” I have to admit I’ve pursued this goal for a large part of my life. I know that some form of success is linked to happiness, and I know that success is not that esoteric feature that only the gifted among us get to possess. Success, just like happiness, is something we all have.
Top Nodejs Metrics To Watch
Stefan Thies talks about "Top Node.js Performance Metrics to watch“ including node.js key metrics, web framework metrics and examples from real applications. How to collect metrics (e.g. related npm packages) and challenges in monitoring node applications.
Encrypting an Unencrypted RDS Snapshot
RDS snapshots can be unencrypted or they can be encrypted at rest. Today, best practice is to use encryption-at-rest on your RDS instances and clusters, and to encrypt your RDS snapshots. When you create an RDS snapshot from an RDS instance or cluster, the resulting snapshot will be encrypted if the source instance or cluster is encrypted. But if the source is not encrypted, then your RDS snapshot is not encrypted. When you create an RDS snapshot, you are not given the option to encrypt it.
Benchmarking InfluxDB vs Cassandra for Time Series Data, & Metrics
In this technical paper, we'll compare the performance and features of InfluxDB and Cassandra for common time series workloads, specifically looking at the rates of data ingestion, on-disk data compression, and query performance. This data should prove valuable to developers and architects evaluating the suitability of these technologies for their use case.
Mitigate security attacks with Indicators of Compromise and Indicators of Attack
An organization can never be immune to security attacks. This white paper deals with identifying the two major indicators viz., IoCs and IoAs.
The Five Essential Capabilities of an Analytics-Driven SOC
Recent cyberattacks have made it clear that organizations of all sizes need to focus on a holistic and cohesive security strategy. Security operations centers (SOCs) have become a focal point in this effort, consolidating the right people, processes and technology to mitigate and remediate attacks.
Microservice Monitoring Best Practices
The need for microservices can be summed up in just one word: Speed.
4 Steps to Prepare for an Outage
The quest for 100 percent reliability is one that can't be achieved, but it's possible to get very close. While completely eliminating failure isn't an option, there are steps you can take to prepare your team for an eventual outage so you can quickly restore availability when an outage inevitably occurs. This four-step process for setting up your metrics will ensure your team is ready to manage the unexpected.