5 Top Kubernetes Observability Challenges and Solutions
Observability in IT refers to the ability to measure a system's internal functioning by studying its signals from the outside. Modern IT observability is achieved through three kinds of telemetry: metrics, traces, and logs. Metrics aggregate events to
Monitoring DNS, the watchtower for a secure online ecosystem
The internet, like a vast kingdom, relies on a complex infrastructure to function smoothly. At the heart of this infrastructure lies a watchtower, the Domain Name System (DNS)—the unsung hero that translates user-friendly domain names (e.g., https://www.example.com/)
Enrich your IT ecosystem with data-driven insights from integrations with Site24x7 observability
In today's digital world, websites and applications are the lifeblood of your business. But ensuring their performance and uptime in a complex IT landscape, with its mix of technologies and systems, is a constant challenge. Imagine a sale overwhelming
LAMA Reporting: How can Site24x7 save the day?
When the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) deliberated on an approach to making cloud computing accessible and compliant to handle brokerage systems, the questions that needed immediate attention were: How to handle technical glitches during peak
From chaos to clarity: Using NetFlow analysis for efficient network management
Analyzing network traffic data can quickly descend into chaos due to the increasing number of devices and applications in organizations, making it difficult to untangle the complexity manually. Many organizations now use network traffic analyzers to streamline
Boost application speed by monitoring key Redis cache metrics
With users today expecting speed, reliability, and responsiveness from every application they use, the delivery of seamless experiences across various platforms becomes essential for organizations. Caching solutions like Redis play a vital role in these
Why the internet is unreliable and how can you track ISP bottlenecks
The internet serves as the backbone for communication, collaboration, and access to information in today’s digital world. However, despite its widespread use and importance, the internet is not immune to reliability issues. From occasional slowdowns to
Log-based search and alert queries for syslog monitoring
Syslog entries offer crucial information about the health and status of various components within a system or network. Administrators can utilize syslog data to monitor system activities, identify anomalies, and take proactive measures to ensure system
Building trust in the digital realm: Safeguarding user experience amid website threats
With an increasing number of organisations moving to online platforms and adding to the huge network of existing online sites, building and maintaining a trustworthy platform is of paramount importance for business. A secure platform not only safeguards
Deliver efficient communication through incident templates
Imagine this scenario: You are a user of an online service, and suddenly you encounter a technical glitch. You head to the status page for updates, expecting clear information about the issue. However, you are met with vague or unstructured updates, leaving
Top 3 reasons why you need to use Site24x7's thread dump analyzer tool
Imagine having x-ray vision for your application and seeing exactly what's happening under the hood in real time. That's what thread dumps do for your application—they are a vital component of application performance monitoring (APM) and give you a super-powered
Simplified onboarding using configuration rules
If your business is growing, then so too must your IT infrastructure. Servers, VMs, databases, nodes, pods, containers, and all of your digital resources spawn up and down—all in accordance to your business' needs. The catch is all of these infrastructure
5 key metrics for identifying and troubleshooting deployment errors in Azure App Service
What is Azure App Service? Azure App Service is a fully managed Platform as a Service offered by Microsoft for building web, mobile, and business applications and managing infrastructures. It helps developers build, deploy, and scale web applications
How can multi-step synthetic transaction monitoring help your online business?
Multi-step synthetic transactions, also known as multi-step transactions or multi-step scripts, are automated tests that simulate complex user interactions with a website or web application. Unlike a single-step transaction (like page load), multi-step
Simplified device health monitoring and mapping for software-defined networks
Are you juggling too many different types of network monitoring dashboards at once? If you're using software-defined networks (SDNs) and also managing traditional networks, it can be quite challenging to monitor them both at the same time since you need
Synthetic monitoring for TFA-backed applications
Two-factor authentication (TFA, sometimes 2FA) is a crucial security measure that adds an extra layer of protection to your online account. It goes beyond the traditional password-based authentication by requiring a second form of verification. In TFA-backed
Monitoring diverse IT endpoints with custom SNMP monitoring
As our world becomes more connected, the number of network devices is growing at an unprecedented rate. This poses a challenge for network administrators who need to keep track of all the devices that are added to their network every day. Relying only
Ensure continuous delivery by monitoring Jenkins pipeline performance
Jenkins pipelines play a pivotal role in achieving continuous delivery in software development processes. Continuous delivery (CD) is a software delivery approach aimed at ensuring that code changes are systematically and automatically prepared for release
Optimizing the performance of Flutter apps with Site24x7 mobile APM
Flutter, a powerful and versatile open-source framework developed by Google, can be used to develop a wide range of applications across multiple platforms. This framework comes with pre-built widgets that developers can use to build an application's UI
Why you should monitor microservice mediator APIs
Microservice mediator APIs provide a flexible, scalable, and decentralized approach to microservices communication, enabling organizations to build robust, modular, and maintainable applications. They shield microservices from the details of the other
12 best practices for DevOps and IT teams to handle monitoring alerts
"Music is noise that makes sense," said author Yann Martel, implying that if a sound doesn't make sense, then it is perceived as just noise. Noise can thus be defined as any alert that affects our senses and disturbs our peace without adding any value.
Deploy Site24x7's monitoring agent on multiple servers (over 20k) using Active Directory
Enterprises employ tens of thousands of servers for their IT infrastructure. An ideal server monitoring tool should be cross-platform adaptable and require minimal manual intervention during setup. Utilize the instructions in this post to monitor all
Why is Site24x7 the world's best website monitoring tool?
Site24x7 provides a robust suite of website monitoring features tailored to assist businesses in guaranteeing their websites' optimal performance, availability, and reliability. By continuously monitoring website availability from diverse global locations,
What are networks? Part 1: A guide to networking fundamentals
Are you intrigued by the world of networks and how they work? Do you want to know how your devices communicate with each other? Well, you're in the right place! In this blog series, we're here to help you gain a better understanding of networks, starting
How to mitigate common user experience issues by effectively monitoring key NGINX metrics
Delivering optimum user experience is critical for any organization. The performance of web servers plays a pivotal role in determining the quality of your online platforms. And the smooth delivery of content and seamless interactions in websites and
Securing your digital fort: Why firmware vulnerability management is essential
Think of your network device firmware as a fortress that can withstand attacks and protect you from potential threats in the digital world. It acts as a guardian, keeping hackers and malicious software at bay so you can be confident that your data is
How personalized time zone notifications elevate the digital user experience
A status page without the ability to customize notifications based on individual user time zones poses significant challenges; for example, users may receive critical updates at inconvenient times, their workflow may be disrupted, or they may miss important
Why it's critical to monitor websites from multiple global locations
multiple global locations One of the primary considerations when organizations search for a website monitoring solution is whether the solution can monitor websites from various locations. This feature not only aids in comprehending the availability and
Server uptime: A metric you should not trust
Do not automatically trust server uptime metrics. These can be incomplete and inaccurate. Instead, it is wise to utilize a comprehensive observability platform to track several metrics that provide the full picture of your IT infrastructure. In this blog,
How to overcome Failover Cluster performance issues
In the final portion of our two-part blog on Failover Clusters, we'll utilize a helpful checklist to uncover resolutions for performance and cluster compromise issues, and explore practical solutions provided by ManageEngine Site24x7. Failover Clusters
Automate status updates with monitoring tools
Offering users proactive and timely updates during downtime events is the key to effective incident management. However, imagine a status page that lacks integration with a monitoring tool. The challenges become apparent with the need for manual intervention
Understanding User-Centric Metrics in Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
User experience holds the utmost importance, and closely monitoring the digital experience from the user's standpoint is essential for achieving success. User-centric metrics offer invaluable insights into how users interact with digital platforms and
Scaling success: Navigating the challenges of autoscaled applications with Site24x7 APM Insight
Have you ever found yourself wishing for a magical solution to handle the unpredictable ebb and flow of user traffic on your cloud-hosted platforms? Organizations today face the ever-present challenge of effectively managing fluctuating levels of traffic
Understanding Failover Clusters and their performance issues
In part 1 of this two-part blog about utilizing Failover Clusters in your network to improve performance and availability, we'll uncover how they work, why they are popular for large-scale organizations, and discuss several of the most common issues with
8 Kubernetes application performance monitoring challenges and how to solve them
Kubernetes is a widely-adopted platform that manages the containers that host an application. Instead of handling nodes and containers individually, it groups all workloads as orchestrated layers. This abstraction simplifies the overall complexities involved,
Google's latest email policy and safer, more secure inboxes
Say that you're a bulk sender (in Google's terms, a user who sends more than 5,000 emails at once). You send a couple of emails and are baffled with alert messages that state your emails are unauthenticated; it can be shocking and annoying. In 2022, a
Website tracking and all you need to know
All you need to know about website tracking What is website tracking? Website tracking refers to the practice of monitoring and collecting data on users' activities and behaviors when they visit a website. Various tools and technologies are employed to
7 ways to find and fix digital user frustration signals
Earning a customer's trust is tough, but losing it is unbelievably easy. That is why when a customer is happy, they stay for longer. A 2019 Accenture consumer survey of over 20,000 users across 19 countries revealed that a significant 47% of users avoid
10 best practices to achieve Kubernetes resilience for enterprises
Resilience has more than one meaning, but the one we typically think of is the capability to withstand a crisis when it strikes and be equipped to face higher challenges. Building and adopting resilient technological solutions is the need of today's modern
Track events in real time: Enhance monitoring with proactive log analysis
Preventing issues through proactive log analysis is more advantageous than reacting to problems with troubleshooting when they occur. Logs can act as a powerful source for proactive monitoring, and configuring the right alerts can ensure that you are
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