WHAT IS LOG AGGREGATION? Regardless of the industry, enterprises generate a huge amount of unstructured and structured log data from network and security devices, traffic monitoring systems, workstations, servers, and more. Log aggregation is the process of consolidating log files into a centralized platform, parsing them into small chunks of data, and structuring them to…

What Is Load Balancing? Load balancing is the process of dividing the traffic on the network across multiple servers through a tool known as the load balancer. This tool acts like a router directing the inbound traffic on different servers as and when required. However, unlike a router making the decision to route traffic based…

Businesses across all verticals have invested heavily in developing technology solutions to help them achieve higher agility and efficiency. From business functions such as operations, finance, human resource management to customer-facing systems, applications play a crucial role. Ensuring 24/7 availability for all such mission-critical applications requires end-to-end monitoring. The teams monitoring an application in a…

What do you do when you need to complete a critical task and you’re unable to load a website on your mobile or desktop? You either choose to wait or leave the website. Website administrators record this event as a “bounce,” and a higher bounce rate emphasizes the need to improve website performance and usability….

Businesses are moving their entire infrastructure to the cloud due to its incredible virtual services, proactive support, and better scalability. However, with increased exposure to the internet and cloud, organizations’ threat surface also increases significantly. A DDoS attack is one of the most common cyber threats affecting business productivity and connectivity across the globe. Recent…

The importance of log analysis in IT management cannot be overstated. Every device and application in your network creates logs, which can contain crucial health and performance-related data. For instance, event logs can record configuration changes, file and directory movement, network and server errors, and more. Log analyzers play a crucial role in getting actionable…

Today, most organizations maintain logs of their applications, databases, network devices, servers, and more. These logs contain crucial data about users, traffic, configuration, performance, and security-related aspects of their distributed environment. This data can be helpful in finding out what went wrong. Granular monitoring and effective log analysis can also give your organization opportunities to…

All applications and infrastructure elements like servers, databases, and networking equipment create logs, which hold crucial information about the health of the IT environment. As organizations grow in size and complexity, the IT environment also expands, which leads to an exponential increase in their log volumes. Reliable management and real-time monitoring of logs help in…

IT teams in modern organizations need to maintain and manage their ever-expanding application and infrastructure ecosystems through continuous monitoring. IT setups have evolved significantly over the years and contain legacy equipment, cloud-based and virtualized resources, and numerous endpoints, including employees’ personal devices. In this complex environment, ensuring 24/7 availability for mission-critical applications isn’t easy. Amidst…