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 moreSolr 7 – New Replica Types
With the release of Solr 7 the community around it produced yet another great version of this search engine. As usual, there is an extensive list of changes, bug fixes
Kafka Connect Elasticsearch: Consuming and Indexing with Kafka Connect
In the world of DevOps, metric collection, log centralization and analysis Apache Kafka is the most commonly used middleware. More specifically, it is used as a fast, persistent queue between
Embracing Kubernetes Successfully
Kubernetes is a really hot topic at the moment. All major cloud providers adopted it as a solution for deploying cloud native apps. Just a few weeks ago, AWS at
How to ship Kibana Server Logs to Elasticsearch
When dealing with log centralization in your organization you have to start with something. Often times people start by collecting logs for the most crucial pieces of software, and frequently
Logagent Meets Apache Kafka
This is a guest post from Filippo Balicchia. Filippo contributed Logagent plugins for Apache Kafka the details of which he is sharing in this post. Filippo is a software engineer
Solr: Optimize Is (Not) Bad for You – Video & Slides
Another Lucene/Solr Revolution happened on September 12-15, 2017 in Las Vegas. Sematext was there, exhibiting AND giving two talks! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and attended our two talks: Optimize Is (Not) Bad
Solr on Docker – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Video & Slides
Another Lucene/Solr Revolution happened on September 12-15, 2017 in Las Vegas. Sematext was there, exhibiting AND giving two talks! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and attended our two talks: Optimize Is (Not) Bad
Shipping data to AWS Elasticsearch with Logagent
Elasticsearch is already quite popular and its popularity just keeps growing. Looking at Google Trends chart for the last 5 years shows this nicely: There are a number of reasons
Java 9 Elasticsearch Benchmark
TL;DR: The main question here is: How Does Java 9 Work with Elasticsearch 6? It works well, but don't expect miracles. Unless you're using G1, then there are some miracles. With
How to Detect Malicious Traffic in Your Server Logs: Sematext + Access Watch
Do you know what portion of your traffic comes from bots? Do you know which bots are good and which ones are bad? Do you know what the bad bots