Note: This post was originally written for the Scalyr blog. You can check out the original here. The amount of event data to collect has seen a dramatic increase in the last few years. It continues to grow as more companies move to microservices, containers, and the modern infrastructure stack. For many, Elasticsearch has been the solution to help. With more data …
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Note: This post was originally written for the Scalyr blog. You can check out the original here. Some things aren’t always what they seem. You’re tasked with engineering a solution that your organization needs. You implement it with a tool that seems relatively easy to set up. But over time, you realize that there’s no Easy button. Elasticsearch is …
Editor’s note: This post was originally written for the Scalyr blog. You can check out the original here. Looking at the performance of a new app you manage, you probably wonder what metrics matter most. Maybe you’ve implemented a monitoring tool. Or maybe not. Either way, what should you be monitoring? What metrics are important?
Editor’s note: This post was originally written for the Scalyr blog. You can check out the original here. In his book “How to Measure Anything,” management consultant and author Douglas Hubbard states that “anything can be measured.” Hubbard argues that something that can be observed lends itself to being measured. How can this apply to …