October 10, 2024
18 minutes read
Java Logging Basics: Concepts, Tools, and Best Practices
Imagine you're a detective trying to solve a crime, but all the evidence is invisible. Sounds impossible, right? That's exactly what it's like trying to debug a Java application without proper logging. Java logging is your magnifying glass, your fingerprint kit, and your trusty notepad all rolled into one. It's the unsung hero that helps…
Read moreHow to Monitor MongoDB: Key Metrics to Measure for High Performance
Monitoring distributed systems like MongoDB is very important to ensure optimal performance and constant health. But even the best monitoring tool will not be efficient without fully understanding the metrics
HAProxy Logging Configuration Explained: How to Enable and View Log Files
HAProxy is generally the frontend layer of your application, which means it plays a critical role since all traffic first lands on this layer. Because of this, you need to
Redis Monitoring: What Metrics Should You Measure to Ensure Performance
Redis is an open-sourced, BSD 3 licensed, highly efficient in-memory data store. It is used widely in the industry because of its incredible performance and ease of use. It can
How to Tail Kubernetes Logs: Using the Kubectl Command to See Pod, Container, and Deployment Logs
Logs are a critical aspect of any production workload, as they give you insight into what is happening in your system and tell you which components may be having issues.
Writing a Custom Sort Plugin for Solr
OK, so you want to sort your documents by something that can’t be implemented with Solr’s built-in functions. This calls for a custom function, which you can implement through your
Autoscaling Elasticsearch Clusters for Logs: Using a Kubernetes Operator to Scale Up or Down
When we say “logs” we really mean any kind of time-series data: events, social media, you name it. See Jordan Sissel’s definition of time + data. And when we talk
Web Browser Update Problems: How to Monitor Website Performance Anomalies Caused by New Browser Versions
When new web browser versions are released, new bugs are inevitably introduced, which can degrade a website’s performance and increase the overall page load time. This can severely impact a
Apache Tomcat Monitoring Guide: Best Tools, Key Metrics & How-to [2023]
The Apache Tomcat is an open-source implementation of the Jakarta Servlet, Jakarta Server Pages, Jakarta Expression Language, Jakarta WebSocket, Jakarta Annotations and Jakarta Authentication specifications, all being a part of
OpenSearch 2.1 Release Highlights
OpenSearch 2.1 was recently released and here are the highlights: Snapshot Management: you could back up indices using Index Management before, but this only works well for time-series use-cases, like
solr-reindexer: Quick Way to Reindex to a New Collection
If you’re using Solr, for sure there are times when you change the schema and need to reindex. Quite often the source of truth is a database, so you can