Cost optimization has been one of the hottest topics in observability (and beyond!) lately. Everyone is striving to be efficient, spend money wisely, and get the most out of every dollar invested. At Logz.io, we recently embarked on a very interesting and fruitful data volume optimization journey, reducing our own internal log volume by a whopping 50%. In this article, I’ll … [Read more...] about How Logz.io Reduced Internal Logs Volume by 50% Using Data Optimization Hub
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Comparing OpenSearch Managed Services | Logz.io
In March of 2022, Elastic decided to close source the most popular log management and analytics solution in the world: the ELK Stack. Millions chose ELK as their logging platform and made it the heart of their troubleshooting operations because it was open source. And suddenly, it wasn’t – leaving many looking for other options. Shortly after, AWS launched OpenSearch and … [Read more...] about Comparing OpenSearch Managed Services | Logz.io
Getting Started with Logz.io Cloud SIEM
The shortcoming of traditional SIEM implementations can be traced back to big data analytics challenges. Fast analysis requires centralizing huge amounts of security event data in one place. As a result, many strained SIEM deployments can feel heavy, require hours of configuration, and return slow queries. Logz.io Cloud SIEM was designed as a scalable, low-maintenance, and … [Read more...] about Getting Started with Logz.io Cloud SIEM
Building the Ultimate Monitoring Dashboards in Logz.io: First Steps
Cloud infrastructure and application monitoring dashboards are critical to gaining visibility into the health and performance of your system. But what are the best metrics to monitor? What are the best types of visualizations to monitor them? How can you ensure your alerts are actionable?We answered these questions on our webinar Build the Ultimate Cloud Monitoring Dashboard. … [Read more...] about Building the Ultimate Monitoring Dashboards in Logz.io: First Steps
Is Kubernetes Monitoring Flawed? | Logz.io
Kubernetes has come a long way, but the current state of Kubernetes open source monitoring is in need of improvement. This is in part due to the issues related to an unnecessary volume of data related to that monitoring.For example, a 3-node Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus will ship around 40,000 active series by default. Do we really need all that data? Some of the issues … [Read more...] about Is Kubernetes Monitoring Flawed? | Logz.io
Guide to AWS Monitoring with Prometheus and Logz.io
Prometheus is a widely utilized time-series database for monitoring the health and performance of AWS infrastructure. With its ecosystem of data collection, storage, alerting, and analysis capabilities, among others, the open source tool set offers a complete package of monitoring solutions. Prometheus is ideal for scraping metrics from cloud-native services, storing the data … [Read more...] about Guide to AWS Monitoring with Prometheus and Logz.io
Logz.io Smart Tiering + LogMetrics
Is all observability data worth the same cost? If you guessed no, then you’d obviously be correct. Anyone familiar with the very nature of gaining targeted observability knows that some data points hold more value than others. Yet, many observability platforms still treat all types of log data the same, and as a result, related costs remain uniform. One of the most persistent … [Read more...] about Logz.io Smart Tiering + LogMetrics
Automate Observability Tasks with Logz.io Machine Learning
As an observability provider, we are always confronted with our clients’ goal for faster resolution of problems and better overall performance of their systems. By working on large-scale projects at Logz.io, I see the same main challenge coming up for all: extracting valuable insights from huge volumes of data generated by modern systems and applications. With traditional … [Read more...] about Automate Observability Tasks with Logz.io Machine Learning
Product Spotlight: Logz.io Data Optimization Hub
To help our customers reduce their overall observability costs, we’re excited to announce the Data Optimization Hub as part of our Open 360™ platform. The new hub inventories all of your incoming telemetry data, while providing simple filters to remove any data you don’t need.Gone are the days of paying for observability data you never use.Why We Built Data Optimization Hub, … [Read more...] about Product Spotlight: Logz.io Data Optimization Hub
Logz.io Telemetry Collector for Fast Data Shipping
Today we’re excited to announce Logz.io Telemetry Collector – an agent that can send logs, metrics, and traces to Logz.io in a single installation as part of our Open 360™ platform. With Telemetry Collector, customers can get started monitoring their services with Logz.io faster than ever by simplifying the data collection process.Why we built Logz.io’s Telemetry CollectorTo … [Read more...] about Logz.io Telemetry Collector for Fast Data Shipping