Monitoring platform that exceeds our clients’ expectations FusionReactor stands out for exceptional performance and unparalleled value in the dynamic digital technology landscape. We are excited to announce that, once again, in Winter 2024, FusionReactor has been honored with multiple prestigious … Read More
Author Archives: Nick Flewitt
Parse Variable Patterns using Regex
What is parsing? Parsing is a very important process when handling logs because it lets users filter logs in useful ways. Unstructured logs can easily be shared into attribute (key/value) pairs, which helps to create improved alerts and charts. There … Read More
How to Parse JSON data in JavaScript
Assuming that you’ve used a web app before, there is a strong possibility that it uses JSON format to create a framework, store and transmit data between its servers and connected devices. JavaScript Object Notation, which is popularly known as … Read More
New beta release – log alerting
Our most powerful alerting engine Log Alerting is now in beta and all beta users will immediately have access to this powerful query-based alerting engine. Set alerts on FusionReactor logs and ingested third-party logs. Your log data can be used … Read More
What are logs and why do I need to monitor them?
What are logs, and why do I need to monitor them? Let’s start by clarifying the basics. Logs are recordings of events that have taken place while an application runs. Some are automatically created, and some are explicitly developed – … Read More
Using OpenTelemetry in Kubernetes
Using OTel auto-instrumentation/agents – OpenTelemetry in Kubernetes Maybe you heard about Opentelemetry, Kubernetes, or Opentelemetry in Kubernetes, and you don’t know what it is, or you want to learn more? This article will discuss how the OpenTelemetry (OTel) new collector … Read More
Understanding Metrics in OpenTelemetry (OTel) API
So you may have heard about the OpenTelemetry or OTel Metrics API. This article will explain the concept of metric, metric instruments and their functions, metric providers, and give you a practical example of implementing metric instruments. When we talk … Read More
Obfuscation added to log monitoring
Obfuscation in logs is now in beta Passwords, credit card information, and API keys are automatically obfuscated in logs sent from FR. However, should you have switched obfuscation in logs off in the UI, then you may need to manually … Read More
Why monitor a monolithic server
Why monitor a monolithic server? It is quite challenging to improve the performance of a monolithic server application. Change is difficult when things are tightly coupled. Unlike microservices, where things are more likely to be managed by development teams. However, … Read More
OTel Tracing stability milestone reached
OTel Tracing stability milestone reached OTel Tracing stability milestone reached with OpenTelemetry Collector. As a result, OpenTelemetry Collector has released its first GA version. With version 0.36.0, the tracing components come with stability guarantees for tracing in the OpenTelemetry Protocol … Read More
