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 moreKafka Metrics to Monitor Performance
As the first part of a three-part series on Apache Kafka monitoring, this article explores which Kafka metrics are important to monitor and why. When monitoring Kafka, it’s important to also
Monitoring Linux Audit Logs with auditd and Auditbeat
The Linux Audit framework is a kernel feature (paired with userspace tools) that can log system calls. For example, opening a file, killing a process or creating a network connection.
Better Observability with New Container Agents
Why a New Docker Agent? If you liked Sematext Docker Agent you’ll love our new agent for Docker monitoring that provides you with even more insight into your Docker, Kubernetes, and
Monitoring Elasticsearch with Sematext
As shown in Elasticsearch Key Metrics, the setup, tuning, and operations of Elasticsearch require deep insights into the performance metrics such as index rate, query rate, query latency, merge times, and
Elasticsearch Monitoring Guide
This article (the first of a four-part series) explains how to get started developing an Elasticsearch monitoring strategy. In subsequent articles (part 2, part 3 and part 4), we’ll discuss
Open Distro for Elasticsearch Review
Over the years the adoption of Elasticsearch and its ecosystem of tools positioned them as the leaders in the time series data management and analysis market. With strong search capabilities,
4 Best Practices for Choosing your DevOps Tools
By Chris Tozzi If you google “DevOps tools,” you’ll see a dizzying litany of software applications, all promising to simplify your life as a DevOps engineer. This can be an
Centralized AWS Lambda Logs with Kinesis and Serverless
The key to gaining serverless observability is sending all AWS Lambda Logs to a central location where you can later group, filter and make sense of them. Sematext is a full-stack
Entity Extraction with Scikit-learn Classifiers
What is entity extraction? Entity extraction is the process of figuring out which fields a query should target, as opposed to always hitting all fields. For example: how to tell,
Best Practices for Hybrid Cloud Management
By Eric Bruno One of the unintended side-effects of the public cloud is the enablement of a platform-agnostic cloud architecture. This means that it’s now easier than ever to mix