Kubernetes audit logs
We are glad to announce that Site24x7 AppLogs now allows you to monitor Kubernetes audit logs and gain more insight into your Kubernetes cluster environment. Enabling and monitoring Kubernetes audit logs helps you: Get detailed information about who did
Identify the root cause of issues in your application using APM trace details
Greetings! We are glad to announce that Site24x7 APM Insight has enhanced the Traces tab to spot the root cause and resolve the issue by identifying the exact span of the trace. The Trace Details tab in APM allows you to investigate all entities involved
Site24x7 and the recent Apache Log4j vulnerability
On December 09, 2021, a severe vulnerability (CVE- 2021-4422) was disclosed in the popular Java logging library Log4j 2 versions- 2.0 to 2.14.1, that results in remote code execution (RCE) by logging a certain string. You can find the details of this vulnerability here: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/security.html Though there were a few attempts, we didn't find any traces or evidence of a successful exploitation. As we also possess some third-party components that could be potentially vulnerable,
Maintain consistent time across servers using NTP Check
Hey there! We are glad to announce that Site24x7 has extended its Resource Check monitoring to support Server time drift monitoring with the latest Network Time Protocol (NTP) Check. This new feature helps you monitor your server clock drift, receive instant alerts, and ensure consistent time across your servers. Why do you need NTP Check? Your applications might produce inconsistent reports and incorrect logs when your server time does not synchronize with the global internet time. This might lead
AWS Batch integration with Site24x7
Greetings! We're excited to announce that Site24x7 has extended its AWS monitoring to support AWS Batch. Site24x7's integration with AWS Batch enables you to monitor and analyze your batch processing that includes tasks, such as submitted jobs, failed jobs, pending jobs, and succeeded jobs. AWS Batch helps you to schedule and execute batch jobs on AWS cloud. It optimizes the compute resources, and saves you the time of installing software or server clusters that you use to run your jobs. By integrating
Introducing Site24x7's Guidance Report for AWS (update - new checks, custom baselines and scheduled email reports)
Introducing Site24x7's Guidance Report for AWS - increase reliability, enable fault tolerance and reduce unnecessary infrastructure costs associated with your AWS footprint and get the most out of your cloud investment. Our Guidance Report evaluates configuration settings and monitors resource utilization stats of core AWS services like EC2 instances, Elastic Load Balancers and EBS volumes, compares them with our best practice checks, generates a report and notifies you via email. Not just email,
[Service Update] Planned maintenance of our US data center: December 25, 2022 from 02:30 and 05:30 UTC
Dear customers, As part of regular maintenance at our US data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Seattle to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Dallas on December 24, 2022 from 18:30 to 21:30 PST (Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022 between 02:30 and 05:30 UTC). We'll switch back to our primary data center in Seattle on December 31, 2022 between 18:30 and 21:30 PST (Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023 between 02:30 and 05:30 UTC). We do not expect any major interruption, and you
Integrate your AWS account with Site24x7's CloudFormation template
Hi there! We're are pleased to announce that we now support IAM role creation using the CloudFormation template, which enables you to integrate swiftly and provision your AWS account with Site24x7. Site24x7 uses an AWS CloudFormation template to automatically create an IAM role so that you can effortlessly integrate your AWS account with Site24x7. You can leverage the following benefits with Site24x7's CloudFormation template: Automatic AWS account integration with single click action Support for
Elasticsearch slow logs
We are happy to announce that you can now monitor and review Elasticsearch slow logs using Site24x7 AppLogs. If you are experiencing poor search performance, it is crucial to keep an eye on the different searching and indexing request types in Elasticsearch to locate the problematic indices or slow-performing queries. Slow queries are those that take longer to execute than a threshold limit and are often caused by the following: Poorly written search queries with improper criteria Poorly configured
Customize your notification configurations and stay updated
Getting notified is essential in monitoring. Site24x7's Notification Profile helps you configure your notification preferences, including how and who to notify. We're happy to inform you that we've introduced the enhanced Notification Profile with multiple customization options and a new feature called On-Call Schedule for configuring shifts for getting notifications. What's new with the Notification Profile? Here's how the new Notification Profile can help you: Monitor-based notifications In your
Integrate with AWS Lambda Extension for Telemetry API
Greetings, We're happy to announce that Site24x7 has extended its monitoring support to include Telemetry API in the Site24x7-AWS Lambda Extension integrated monitor. This provides deeper insights into the Lambda function ecosystem by analyzing log and metric information. The Lambda Telemetry API creates extensions that can access telemetry streams directly from the Lambda execution environment. With this enhancement, your organization benefits from reduced costs because Site24x7 can then fetch logs
Deprecation of Java 6 and 7 for the APM Insight Java agent
Hello there, The security of our customers continues to be our top priority. We have released a new version of APM Insight Java Agent v5.7.0, which uses the most recent Log4j2 library (v2.18.0) to mitigate the Log4shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228). The APM Insight Java agent is now compatible only with Java versions 8 and above (support for Java 6 and 7 has been deprecated for security reasons). To fully utilize the features of the APM Insight Java agent, we recommend that you upgrade to Java
[Service update] Planned maintenance of our AU data center: 20 November from 8:30pm to 11:30pm AEST
Dear customers, As part of the regular maintenance at our Australia (AU) data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Sydney to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Melbourne on 20 November, 2022 from 8:30pm to 11:30pm AEST (10:30am to 1:30pm GMT). We'll switch back to our primary data center in Sydney on 27 November, 2022 between 8:30pm and 11:30pm AEST (10:30am and 1:30pm GMT). We do not expect any major interruption, and you should be able to continue
[Service update] Planned maintenance of our EU data center: 20 November from 03:30am and 06:30am CEST
Dear customers, As part of the regular maintenance at our Europe(EU) data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Amsterdam, Netherlands to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Dublin, Ireland on 20 November, 2022 from 03:30am to 06:30am CEST (01:30am and 04:30am GMT). We'll switch back to our primary data center in Amsterdam on 27 November, 2022 between 03:30am and 06:30am CEST (01:30am and 04:30am GMT). We do not expect any major interruption, and you should
Site24x7 CloudSpend Product Roadmap 2022
Cloud use and costs have increased gradually as many SMBs and enterprises have embarked on the digital transformation necessary in the post COVID-19 era. Companies of all sizes find it difficult to keep a check on cloud costs, as wider adoption happens across the organization. Those trying to adapt to a multi-cloud vendor approach to obtain the best quote from each vendor have made cost control even harder. In 2021, we concentrated a lot on fine-tuning CloudSpend. We made in-depth searches easier,
Monitor Salesforce logs with Site24x7 AppLogs
Hello there, We are excited to announce that you can now monitor and manage your Salesforce event logs using Site24x7 AppLogs. Why should you monitor Salesforce logs? In cases where an unauthorized user logs into your Salesforce account, you'll want to be able to know what activities the user has performed, especially if they accessed important reports or downloaded critical documents. How do you monitor Salesforce logs? Salesforce offers an Event Log File (ELF) API to access your Salesforce account
Site24x7 Monitoring Server: IP Updates
Going forward all IP related changes/updates will be captured in this thread. You could follow this topic to receive notifications if there are any new posts made on this thread. Additionally, we'll also notify you via email about IP related updates, so that you're well aware of all the new IPs and whitelist them in your firewall policy. Another way to stay updated about IP Address changes is by using the "Follow this topic" button on the right top of this post. That would send an email whenever
[Service Update] Planned maintenance of our CN data center: 29 October, 2022, 12:00pm CST to 5 November, 2022, 12:00pm CST
Dear customers, As part of the regular maintenance at our China data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Shanghai to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Beijing on 29 October, 2022 from 12:00pm to 03:00pm CST (04:00am to 07:00am GMT). We'll switch back to our primary data center in Shanghai on 5 November, 2022 by 12:00pm to 03:00pm CST (04:00am to 07:00am GMT). We do not expect any major interruption, and you should be able to continue using all the
Monitor and analyze your AWS resource backups
Greetings! We're excited to announce that Site24x7 has extended its AWS monitoring to support AWS Backup. AWS Backup centralizes and automates data protection by data backup across AWS services in the cloud and on-premises. With the integration between Site24x7 and AWS Backup, you can: View backup policies and monitor the backup jobs for all resource types, individual resource types, or backup vaults. Monitor the copied and restored jobs, along with recovery points for resource backups, AWS backup
New sub-domain name for Site24x7 StatusIQ and status page URLs
As you might be aware, Signals, Site24x7's product for public status pages, was renamed StatusIQ in 2021. While we continued to use the domain site24x7signals.com to accept traffic, we moved to our new domain, site24x7statusiq.com, on January 31, 2022. As part of this sub-domain name change, we plan to update the status page URLs hosted on our sub-domains from site24x7signals.com to site24x7statusiq.com. All the requests received for <statuspagename>.site24x7signals.com will be redirected to the
REST-API-based Cisco Meraki monitoring
Monitoring the health and performance of Cisco Meraki devices helps ensure proper network operations. Acquire real-time availability monitoring for your Cisco Meraki devices from the cloud using REST APIs. Eliminate the need to install an On-Premise Poller, directly query from your Meraki APIs, and stay on top of your Meraki devices. Note: You can still monitor your Cisco Meraki devices via SNMP using the Site24x7 On-Premise Poller. Cisco Meraki availability monitoring Monitor the availability of
Introducing Derived Field Support
Greetings! We are introducing support for derived fields in Site24x7 AppLogs. This feature enables you to create custom parsing rules for log fields that help you extract valuable information. For example, a log file may contain a treasure trove of information in its message field, which can come in a variety of formats. Here are a few instances of log messages. Syslog messages with a user's email and IP information E.g. Jun 7 09:22:38 10.8.0.36 : %ASA-4-722051: Group <GroupPolicyVPNCert> User <demo123@gmail.com>
Introducing Multiple Log Pattern Support
Greetings everyone! Site24x7's AppLogs now supports multiple log patterns under a single log type. If you have a single log file with two different date patterns in the logs, if your log file contains both multiline and single-line logs, or if your application writes different module logs in two or more formats, you need not create a different log type for each log pattern. Instead, you can add multiple log patterns under the same log type. How do you add multiple log patterns? You can create a log
Site24x7 is now a verified Terraform provider
Greetings! Our monitoring journey has always been fueled by your input and suggestions. A popular feature request we got from customers was a Site24x7 provider in Terraform. We are delighted to inform you that Site24x7 is now a verified HashiCorp Terraform provider and can be used by all engineers. Terraform is an open-source, Infrastructure-as-Code tool that helps developers create configurations in both cloud and on-premises platforms. With Terraform, DevOps engineers can automate the provisioning,
Schedule maintenance for your preferred time slots
Hi there! As you're aware, Site24x7 provides the option to schedule maintenance windows for your monitors. By scheduling, you can ensure overall uptime, avoid alert noise creation, and plan your maintenance in advance. You can also inform your customers about upcoming maintenance through public status pages like StatusIQ. We're happy to inform you that we've brought in more customization options for scheduling maintenance. With the enhanced scheduled maintenance feature, you can: Configure biweekly
Effortlessly manage your data sources by integrating AWS AppSync with Site24x7
Hi there! We're pleased to inform you that Site24x7 has extended its AWS monitoring to support AWS AppSync. AWS AppSync is a managed service that uses GraphQL interface and provides a flexible API to combine data from multiple sources to build scalable applications. Gain clear insights about data sources, schema types, and cache details of your monitored resources with the integration between AWS AppSync and Site24x7. By integrating Site24x7 and AWS AppSync, you can: Monitor and track metrics related
Identify Log4j vulnerability in your applications using our APM Insight Java agent
On December 9, 2021, a new critical vulnerability CVE-2021-4422, also known as Log4Shell, was discovered in the popular Java logging library Log4j versions 2.0 to 2.14.1 that permits remote code execution (RCE), allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on the host. How vulnerable are your applications? This vulnerability provides the loophole for attackers to execute codes remotely on any target computer that runs Log4j. It has also affected a few businesses by giving attackers the ability to
What is On-Call Schedule, and how can it help?
Is your on-call team handling alerts 24/7? Is the team getting bombarded with alerts, even outside of their shifts? Don't worry! With Site24x7's On-Call Schedule, you can direct alerts to on-call teams during their specific shift hours. The On-Call Schedule option ensures notifications are sent to assigned individuals during specific shift hours, helping them respond to incidents quickly. You can also schedule shift hours to suit the rotating shift schedules of assignees. For instance, if an assignee
Gain real-time visibility into the health of your AWS resources
Greetings! We're excited to announce that Site24x7 has extended its AWS monitoring to support AWS Health. Site24x7's integration with AWS Health notifies you about events, resource performance, and availability issues that may affect your AWS resources. It also provides remediation advice for troubleshooting the issues. You can leverage the following benefits of Site24x7's AWS Health integration: Gain clear insights into your AWS services and accounts with AWS Health. Track your resource availability
Site24x7 Product Roadmap for 2022
2021 saw everyone adopt hybrid work. The pandemic has catalyzed the adoption of digital transformation among organizations from startups to large enterprises. The digital world has transformed every one of us, and we adapted to the changes and thrived in the digital world. Innovations were layered into business, and products, organizations, and most importantly people became more resilient. The monitoring landscape became robust and so did our backend processes. 2021 was a year during which we focused
Manage network configuration changes with Site24x7 NCM
Traditional network changes and configuration management come with challenges. Network admins need an automated network configuration and change management solution to track changes and provide complete accountability and visibility into network changes. Site24x7 now supports Network configuration management (NCM) along with its network performance monitoring and network traffic monitoring portfolio. How does Site24x7 NCM work? With an On-Premise Poller installed in your network environment, Site24x7
Monitor your Python applications with the APM Insight Python Agent
Yes, you read that right! With Site24x7 APM Insight, you can now monitor and optimize the performance of your Python applications by tracking key telemetry metrics. What's included in the APM Insight Python Agent? Monitor your entire application, track every transaction that occurs, discover transaction errors, and optimize them before your end users are impacted. Why is Python application monitoring important? Python application monitoring helps developers troubleshoot application and endpoint issues
[Service Update] Planned maintenance of our IN data center: May 15, 2022 to May 22, 2022
Dear customers, As part of regular maintenance at our India data center, we will be switching our apps from our primary data center in Mumbai to our secondary (disaster recovery) data center in Chennai on May 15, 2022 from 7am to 10am IST. We'll switch back to our primary data center in Mumbai on May 22, 2022 between 7am to 10am IST. We do not expect any major interruption, and you should be able to continue using all Site24x7 services during this maintenance period. In case you do experience any
Track and manage your Azure billing to get the most out of every dollar spent
Hello! We heard you and we are excited to announce that the CloudSpend Azure (Beta) feature has been released to make your experience with Site24x7 seamless! Microsoft Azure is a cloud platform that provides a variety of cloud services for organizations to run and manage their businesses. Azure cloud cost management is essential to control your cloud usage and avoid paying unreasonably high bills. Now, you can monitor and control your Azure cloud bills by integrating with Site24x7 CloudSpend. With
Manage your resource capacity to ensure optimal performance of workloads and much more!
Hello! Site24x7 has extended its monitoring to support Capacity Planning monitors. Capacity Planning provides the analytical data for a group of monitors and is used to determine the capacity required to optimize resources for a particular operation or workload. You can now plan, process, and procure additional resources based on the metrics generated by each Capacity Planning monitor. Benefits of Capacity Planning monitors With Capacity Planning, you can: View and track the capacity utilization
Search, filter, and navigate quickly with the enhanced search option
Greetings! Quickly filtering specific monitors or smoothly navigating to selected pages without getting lost can save you time and make your web client experience hassle-free. We've been working to offer a better search and filtering experience for you. With Site24x7's newly enhanced advanced search options, you can search your monitors by typing related keywords, applying certain filters or conditions, and using a set of commands. Here's a look at all the options you can use to filter your resources:
Introducing VMware Cluster Monitoring
We are happy to introduce the monitoring of VMware clusters. Monitor VMware clusters to understand their various key metrics, like Effective CPU, Effective Memory, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) Configuration, DRS Faults, and DRS Migrations, in your environment. What is a VMware Cluster? A cluster is a group of VMware ESX/ESXi hosts that distributes CPU and memory among VMware ESX/ESXi hosts. It is also responsible for high availability and load balancing. Why should you monitor a VMware Cluster?
Monitor your Amazon S3 virtual folders and manage your S3 bucket
Hi there! We are happy to announce our new S3 folder monitoring feature, which allows you to track how your S3 folder is functioning in an S3 bucket. Amazon S3 bucket is a reliable cloud storage platform where you can store and retrieve objects and their descriptive metadata at any scale. There is no limit to the number of objects or folders that you can store in an S3 bucket. The objects and folders can be recursive as well. As a result, managing and monitoring an S3 bucket with multiple objects
Eliminate security risks with compliance checks for the AWS Guidance Report
Hi all, We're happy to announce that Site24x7 now conducts compliance checks for the best-practice recommendations provided in the AWS Guidance Report. Site24x7's Guidance Report for AWS examines the configuration and usage of AWS services and provides recommendations to optimize costs and improve the fault tolerance and performance of your AWS account. The compliance checks by Site24x7 verify security vulnerabilities and help you understand if your cloud infrastructure complies with global certifications
Prometheus Integration with Site24x7
We've heard you, and we're thrilled to announce that Prometheus has been integrated with Site24x7 Server Monitoring Agent. How does Prometheus work? Prometheus is a real-time metrics collection and monitoring system that scrapes data from the target applications, highly dynamic microservices, and infrastructure platforms using exporters. Prometheus exporters collect the metrics from the specified applications along with their respective timestamps. What is special about the Prometheus-integrated
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