How to use Log Dashboards to gain actionable insight Logs have many valuable functions; they contain a considerable amount of data. Using log query languages such as LogQL allows you to get fantastic insights, but they rely on running queries … Read More
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Diagnosing a server attack using logs
Diagnosing a server attack using logs Imagine that your server is under attack. How would you diagnose the issue and understand its impact? You may have been aware of previous attacks and have seen significant spikes coming into your server. … Read More
Using logs to easily diagnose a server crash
Reasons for a server crash Java can crash in several ways and for several reasons. Sometimes it’s not easy to diagnose a server crash. For example, Your JVM may still be operational, but you cannot process requests anymore. Part of your application breaks … Read More
Finding hidden exceptions in your application
What are hidden errors and why do you need to find them? Hidden exceptions can occur by design. For example, adding a try-catch block into your code is an easy way to prevent errors from displaying to your users and … 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
What is log alerting?
Log alerting Log alerting allows you to set rules based on any log that is ingested either by an external log agent or the FusionReactor agent. It is relatively simple to set up query-based alerts in LogQL. You can utilize … 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
FusionReactor 8.x Release Notes
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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
APM – Whats new in Application Performance monitoring
What is an APM (Application Performance Monitor) Application Performance Monitors (APMs) help developers and DevOps professionals improve the performance of an application and identify errors and exceptions in the code. So, the APM identifies and diagnoses complex application performance problems … Read More
Log4j vulnerability Important information for ColdFusion, Lucee, and Java users
Log4j CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046 Log4 Shell vulnerability Important information for ColdFusion, Lucee, and Java users Updated December 16, 2021 Does FusionReactor need updating to fix the vulnerability? The FusionReactor agent does not depend on or utilize Log4j, so is not … Read More
VueJS 101 for CFML Devs
VueJS 101 for CFML Devs I’ve been stumbling across a fair few developers recently who like the idea of using VueJS, but are not sure how to get started. VueJS can be used to build whole applications, but sometimes the … Read More
Webinar – Distributed tracing and on-prem observability
Introducing Distributed tracing and on-prem observability In this webinar, Nick and Mikey will give an update on where FusionReactor is in its Observability journey. We will talk about using metrics, logs, and tracing in a smart way to help you … Read More
Benefits of observability and monitoring
Using observability and monitoring There’s an increasing demand for flexible observability and monitoring solutions that can collect all the data about their environment in one place by organizations, businesses, and developers. First off, you can only monitor an observable system. … Read More
Effective ways to Avoid Application Performance Overhead with Log data
Effective ways to Avoid Application Performance Overhead with Log data It becomes critical for every forward-thinking organization to adopt effective ways to avoid performance overhead when managing their logs. Log data remains an untapped or poorly managed resource for many … Read More
Best practices to optimize and enhance log data
Best practices to optimize and enhance log data Best practices to optimize and enhance log data, such as data compression and log parsing, should be considered effective ways to minimize the mounting costs of monitoring and querying logs. The massive … Read More
What you need to know about distributed tracing
This article will guide you on what you need to know about distributed tracing, why it matters, and when your organization can implement it. … Read More
How to create fast LogQL queries to filter terabytes of logs per second with FusionReactor
How to create fast LogQL queries to filter terabytes of logs per second with FusionReactor Performance matters when retrieving or analyzing data. This is why the need to create fast queries which filter terabytes of logs is critical because fast … Read More
Unmasking unstructured logs with FusionReactor Cloud Logging LogQL pattern parser
Unmasking unstructured logs with FusionReactor Cloud Logging LogQL pattern parser Log data represents untapped or mismanaged resources for many organizations. Even if they can harness valuable insights from structured logs through their log management system, unmasking unstructured logs pose the … Read More
Options in Observability
There are different options in observability. I&O leaders will need to sieve through the possibilities in observability to pick the right choice for their enterprise. Deciding on what observability pipeline to settle for entails a lot of decisive steps and … Read More
The Effective Way To Enforce A Logging Policy
The effective way to enforce a logging policy involves strategies and practices to ensure that logs are monitored adequately. These strategies include; defining the access and notification policy, communicating a logging policy enterprise-wide, and assigning a policy marshall. We have … Read More
Beware Ransomware Attacks on Very Old ColdFusion Servers (CF9 and 8)
Beware Ransomware Attacks on Very Old ColdFusion Servers (CF9 and 8) It’s always risky to run old versions of software, of course, and that problem is hitting home for those who may still be running very old versions of Adobe … Read More
Webinar – Introducing the Power of Log Alerting
Watch the video The webinar has now ended, watch the recordings Webinar – Introducing the Power of Log Alerting Join our Webinar on November 17, 2021 at 11 EST Time converter at worldtimebuddy.comTime converter at worldtimebuddy.com In this webinar, we … Read More
Roadmap To Observability and How You Can Align Your Enterprise
Monitoring alone cannot handle the complexities that come with microservices, cloud computing etc. This is therefore when Observability comes into play here. Most importantly, a roadmap to observability. Whether you like it or not, changes in enterprise tech, application, and … Read More
