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Blog / Engineering / 11.18.21
Windows Event Log Best Practices for Operations Teams

Learn how to use Windows Event logs to identify the root cause for system failures, performance and configuration issues that lead to outages, or service disruptions. 

Posted by Patrick Sites
Blog / Engineering / 10.27.21
What Is an OTEL Collector?

An OTEL collector is one of the core components of OpenTelemetry. Learn about the architecture, deployment, and best practices of collectors. 

Posted by Khyati Gandhi
Blog / Engineering / 09.23.21
NodeJS Application Manual Instrumentation for Distributed Traces

Learn the instrumentation steps for distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry for NodeJS.

Posted by Anupam Dalmia
Blog / Engineering / 09.16.21
What Are JSON Web Tokens?

A JSON web token (JWT) is a URL-safe method of transferring claims between two parties. The JWT encodes the claims in JavaScript object notation and optionally provides space for a signature or full encryption.

Posted by Ned Imming
Blog / Engineering / 09.01.21
Java Application Manual Instrumentation for Distributed Traces

Use this guide to write a Java application emitting traces using the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) Specification. All you need is a basic understanding of developing applications with Java.

Posted by Gaurang Patel
Blog / Engineering / 08.19.21
DotNet Application Instrumentation for Distributed Traces

Use this guide to write a DotNet (.Net) application emitting traces using the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) Specification. All you need is .NET Framework 4.6.2+ or .NET Core 2.1+ and a basic understanding of developing applications on the .Net framework.

Posted by Aditya Bhairavkar

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Monolithic (Legacy) vs. Microservices Application Development
Blog / 11.23.21
Monolithic (Legacy) vs. Microservices Application Development

Understand the differences for development between legacy, monolithic, and microservices applications and the inherent pros and cons that each one holds.

Posted by LogicMonitor
LM Well: How to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing
Blog / 11.22.21
LM Well: How to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing

LM Well exists as a space to share resources, tools, and personal stories in order to get to know one another as whole people. See how we support mental health.

Posted by Kelly Conaway
Employee Spotlight: Rylee Cross
Blog / 11.17.21
Employee Spotlight: Rylee Cross

Rylee Cross, a mid-market Sr. account executive talks about her experiences working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Implementing SLAs, SLIs, and SLOs in an observability suite
Blog / 11.12.21
Implementing SLAs, SLIs, and SLOs in an observability suite

Take a closer look at how SLA, SLI, SLA, and SRE play roles in choosing an observability suite and using it to make data-driven decisions.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Observability for Banks and Financial Services Organizations: Top 4 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help
Blog / 11.09.21
Observability for Banks and Financial Services Organizations: Top 4 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help

Banks and financial institutions are rethinking how they deliver services. As mobile banking becomes the norm and traditional brick-and-mortar banking fades to a specialized service, banking institutions have to become much more agile and competitive. Learn more!

Posted by Adam Nash
3 Ways Ops Teams Benefit From LM Logs
Blog / 11.05.21
3 Ways Ops Teams Benefit From LM Logs

Understand the benefits that the LogicMonitor technical operations team has experienced with LM Logs and how it can directly apply to the log challenges facing today's greater ITOps and DevOps teams.

Posted by Randall Thomson
REST vs. CRUD
Blog / 11.02.21
REST vs CRUD

CRUD and REST are two of the most popular concepts in the API industry. Learn what REST and CRUD are, the basic principles that govern them, and their similarities and differences.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Blog / 10.29.21
LogicMonitor Is Hispanic Proud

Rene Dominguez, Workplace Experience Specialist at LogicMonitor, shares how LogicMonitor values and supports the Hispanic community.

Posted by Rene Dominguez
Blogs for Logs - Logs for Ops
Blog / 10.22.21
Logging Ain’t Easy 😒…But It Could Be 😏

At LogicMonitor, we use our own LM Logs to be both proactive and reactive in our monitoring, so we know that ease of use is essential to our team’s productivity. Logging tools shouldn't hinder Ops teams, they should empower them.

Posted by Colette Tomasiak
SRE vs. DevOps: What Are the Differences and How Can They Work Together?
Blog / 10.20.21
SRE vs. DevOps: What Are the Differences and How Can They Work Together?

SRE and DevOps have emerged as two of the most critical approaches to success. While they often take different approaches to technology, they play complementary roles that can streamline processes.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Employee Spotlight: Athena Partch
Blog / 10.12.21
Employee Spotlight: Athena Partch

Athena Partch, an associate software engineer in Santa Barbara, California, talks about her experiences working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
What Is Kubernetes Pod Disruption?
Blog / 10.08.21
What Is Kubernetes Pod Disruption?

Occasionally, Kubernetes pod disruptions may occur within a system, either from voluntary or involuntary causes. Kubernetes pod disruptions are more likely to occur in highly available applications and prove to be a concern for cluster administrators who perform automated cluster actions. 

Posted by LogicMonitor
Blogs for Logs - Logs for Ops
Blog / 10.07.21
Logs for Ops

There is a new transition underway that is gaining momentum and the ever transitioning log is now coming full circle with the re-emergence of logs in the day-to-day operations center workflow. See how!

Posted by Patrick Sites
Q3 Roundup – What’s New With Logs? Let’s Log About It!
Blog / 09.30.21
Q3 Roundup – What’s New With Logs? Let’s Log About It!

LogicMonitor has enhanced its logging abilities to include 1 year retention, hot storage, expanded log collection, and more. See the enhancements!

Posted by David Femino
What Is Distributed Tracing?
Blog / 09.29.21
What Is Distributed Tracing?

Distributed tracing is an emerging DevOps practice that makes it easier to debug, develop, and deploy systems. Learn more!

Posted by LogicMonitor
Employee Spotlight: Bheeni Kapoor
Blog / 09.21.21
Employee Spotlight: Bheeni Kapoor

Bheeni Kapoor, Human Resources Director in India, talks about her experiences working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
What is IT Automation?
Blog / 09.09.21
What is IT Automation?

IT automation is the creation of repeated software processes to reduce or eliminate manual or human-initiated IT tasks. Learn more!

Posted by LogicMonitor
How LogicMonitor Can Use Errors From Airbrake in Dashboards and Alerts
Blog / 09.09.21
How LogicMonitor Can Use Errors From Airbrake in Dashboards and Alerts

Integrating Airbrake’s metrics within LogicMonitor alongside existing infrastructure provides access to errors, context for troubleshooting and more.

Posted by Sherman Donegan
What It Means to Be Green at LogicMonitor
Blog / 09.02.21
What It Means to Be Green at LogicMonitor

LogicMonitor is growing its green initiatives beyond increasing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprint. See how!

Posted by Kelly Conaway
What Will APM Look Like in the AIOps Era?
Blog / 08.26.21
What Will APM Look Like in the AIOps Era?

Application Performance Monitoring is evolving thanks to advances in AI. See how AIOps will mold the future of APM.

Posted by Bowen Cai
The LM Internship Program: Striving to Be Better Every Year
Blog / 08.25.21
The LM Internship Program: Striving to Be Better Every Year

In 2021, LogicMonitor looked to expand its Internship program with new and better opportunities for interns. See how!

Posted by Esther Avila
Python Logging Levels Explained
Blog / 08.17.21
Python Logging Levels Explained

Learn about Python logging levels, as well as Python logging advantages, configuration, formatting and more.

Posted by LogicMonitor
LogicMonitor employee Spotlight, Patrick Sites
Blog / 08.10.21
Employee Spotlight: Patrick Sites

Patrick Sites, a technical sales specialist in Colorado, talks about his experiences at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Observability for Health and Life Sciences: Top 6 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help
Blog / 08.06.21
Observability for Health and Life Sciences: Top 6 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help

Explore some of the challenges in the health and life sciences space and the monitoring and observability trends in IT which are helping to address them.

Posted by Adam Nash
What is Observability
Blog / 08.05.21
What is Observability?

Observability (often abbreviated o11y) is being able to tell what’s going on within the complex systems, processes, and microservices of an entire tech stack and/or application, purely from the existing data streams collected. Learn more!

Posted by LogicMonitor
LogicMonitor Opinion post
Blog / 07.30.21
From College to Corporate: 3 Myths I Debunked During My SaaS Internship

What myths do you believe about tech companies, and more specifically, what myths do you believe about your future internship? Find out.

Posted by Jeremiah Hodges
The Comprehensive Kubernetes Glossary
Blog / 07.29.21
The Comprehensive Kubernetes Glossary

If you’re working with Kubernetes and the thought of searching for each new term you come across seems exhausting, you’ve come to the right place! This glossary is a comprehensive list of Kubernetes terminology in alphabetical order.  

Posted by LogicMonitor
What is Telemetry?
Blog / 07.27.21
What Is Telemetry?

Telemetry is the process of gathering the performance data of any product and communicating it to a remote location for monitoring and analysis. This technique is commonly used to keep track of the performance of various products with ease. Learn more!

Posted by LogicMonitor
Bowen Cai, Sr. Product Manager at LogicMonitor
Blog / 07.21.21
Employee Spotlight: Bowen Cai

Bowen Cai, a Senior Product Manager in California, talks about his experiences at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Observability for Retail: Top 3 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help
Blog / 07.20.21
Observability for Retail: Top 3 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help

Explore some of the challenges in the retail space and the monitoring and observability trends in IT which are helping to address them.

Posted by Adam Nash
Monitoring Outliers vs. Unbalanced Services
Blog / 07.16.21
Monitoring Outliers vs. Unbalanced Services

LogicMonitor is using outlier detection with research to determine a service's overall balance, providing additional metrics to find discrepancies in node utilization over time. See how!

Posted by Kristopher Sneed
Meaningful Media: How LogicMonitor’s Media Club Supports Self-Learning
Blog / 07.14.21
Meaningful Media: How LogicMonitor’s Media Club Supports Self-Learning

LogicMonitor created the CG Media Club to discuss topics that matter to People of Color, women, and pride members at LM. See how!

Posted by Esther Avila
An Introduction to OpenTelemetry
Blog / 07.08.21
An Introduction to OpenTelemetry

OpenTelemetry provides companies with a consistent mechanism for collection and format. Dive in and learn more about its uses and implementation.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Observability for Manufacturing: Top 5 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help
Blog / 07.07.21
Observability for Manufacturing: Top 5 Challenges and How Monitoring Can Help

Explore tech trends in manufacturing, pitfalls and challenges, and how monitoring can help to ensure a smooth implementation of technologies.

Posted by Adam Nash
What Is the Future of Remote Infrastructure Management?
Blog / 06.30.21
What Is the Future of Remote Infrastructure Management?

In this guide, learn the current state of remote infrastructure management, then discover what the future holds.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Celebrating Pride Month at LogicMonitor
Blog / 06.24.21
Celebrating Pride Month at LogicMonitor

Hayley Love, Sr. Customer Success Manager at LogicMonitor, shares how LogicMonitor values and supports its LGBTQ+ community.

Posted by Hayley Love
Multitenancy: What You See vs. What They See
Blog / 06.22.21
Multitenancy: What You See vs. What They See

Learn about the intricacies of multitenancy, how it stacks up against other tenancy models, and its benefits.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Employee Spotlight: Johan Averstedt
Blog / 06.17.21
Employee Spotlight: Johan Averstedt

Johan Averstedt, a GTM Team Lead for Logs in Europe, talks about his experiences at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
How to Deal with Burnout in IT
Blog / 06.15.21
How to Deal With Burnout in IT

Burnout is an all too common feeling in IT, especially now that work-life balance has become a bigger challenge due to remote work. Learn about some ways to mitigate stress.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Going Beyond RMM for the Next Level of IT Service Management
Blog / 06.10.21
Going Beyond RMM for the Next Level of IT Service Management

Learn how to transform your MSP business to go beyond remote monitoring management towards IT Service Management.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Unified Observability: A Business-Centric View
Blog / 06.08.21
Unified Observability: A Business-Centric View

What does observability really mean to a digital business? Learn about the three pillars, the technical components and what it means for your organization.

Posted by Tej Redkar
Observability From the Application to the Edge
Blog / 06.01.21
Observability From the Application to the Edge

Regional Sales Director Hass Johnson discusses observability and what providing visibility means for the future of IT.

Posted by Hass Johnson
Celebrating Being an Asian American/Pacific Islander
Blog / 05.28.21
Celebrating Being an Asian American/Pacific Islander

Elise Gan, Human Resources Generalist, shares what it means to be an Asian American individual and what LogicMonitor does to support the community.

Posted by Elise Gan
How to Leverage IT Automation and Cloud To Put Customers First
Blog / 05.27.21
How to Leverage IT Automation and Cloud To Put Customers First

LogicMonitor CRO Mark Banfield explains how you can leverage IT automation, SaaS-based applications, and the cloud to put your customers first.

Posted by Mark Banfield
What Is Container Orchestration?
Blog / 05.25.21
What Is Container Orchestration?

Container orchestration is the automated process of managing, scaling, and maintaining containerized applications. Learn more!

Posted by LogicMonitor
How To Increase Efficiency by Empowering MSP Employees
Blog / 05.20.21
How To Increase Efficiency by Empowering MSP Employees

What key initiatives can you do to empower MSP employees, keeping them happy and engaged? Learn the keys to employee success!

Posted by LogicMonitor
Josh Jones, Associate Account Executive at LogicMonitor
Blog / 05.18.21
Employee Spotlight: Josh Jones

Josh Jones is an Associate Account Executive for LogicMonitor in London. Here he shares his experiences working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Observability: It's the User Experience, Stupid!
Blog / 05.11.21
Observability: It's the User Experience, Stupid!

The goal of observability is to deliver a flawless user-experience between metrics, logs, and tracing. See how UX drives observability.

Posted by Ran Gilboa
Microservices Architecture — What Are Microservices?
Blog / 05.06.21
What Are Microservices and Why Use Them?

Microservices structure applications as a collection of loosely connected services, making it easier for developers to build and scale apps. Learn more!

Posted by LogicMonitor
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Blog / 05.03.21
LogicMonitor’s Certified Ansible Content Collection Allows You To Do More With Less

LogicMonitor has added enhancements to our official Ansible integration, which is a robust, REST API-based integration that will help you to do more with less effort. See how!

Posted by Catherine Davis
A Guide to AWS Certifications
Blog / 04.29.21
A Guide to AWS Certifications

Amazon Web Services certifications create new opportunities for career growth. Learn about the different AWS certifications and which is best for you.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Mayank Arora, Director, Channel Sales - APAC
Blog / 04.27.21
Employee Spotlight: Mayank Arora

Mayank Arora is a channel sales director for LogicMonitor in Singapore. Here he shares his experiences working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Q&A With Forrester Senior Analyst Rich Lane
Blog / 04.22.21
Q&A With Forrester Senior Analyst Rich Lane

LogicMonitor CRO Mark Banfield and Forrester Senior analyst Rich Lane discuss the importance of AIOps and more.

Posted by Mark Banfield
Cultivating Wellness in a Global Health Crisis
Blog / 04.21.21
Cultivating Wellness in a Global Health Crisis

Amidst the 2020 Global Health Crisis, LogicMonitor has introduced a series of initiatives to promote wellness for employees and beyond. See how!

Posted by Alexis Barrett
Learnings From a Not so Technical Person Working In Tech
Blog / 04.16.21
Learnings From a Not so Technical Person Working In Tech

Briana Friden, Talent Acquisition Specialist at LogicMonitor, shares advice on being a non-technical person working in a technical space.

Posted by Briana Friden
A Guide to Kubernetes Certifications
Blog / 04.13.21
A Guide to Kubernetes Certifications

Kubernetes certifications create new opportunities for career growth. Learn about the different K8s certifications and which is best for you.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Three Ways MSPs Can Benefit From Dynamic Thresholds
Blog / 04.09.21
Three Ways MSPs Can Benefit From Dynamic Thresholds

Dynamic thresholds can help MSPs more proactively prevent problems that result in business impact. See three ways dynamic thresholds add value.

Posted by Patrick Carpenter
Celebrating Women@LM
Blog / 04.02.21
Celebrating [email protected]

LogicMonitor celebrated Women's History Month in March with a series of events and initiatives to empower women. See how!

Posted by LogicMonitor
How to Add SaaS API Monitoring to LogicMonitor
Blog / 04.01.21
How to Add SaaS API Monitoring to LogicMonitor

Monitoring SaaS and their important metrics and statuses together allows for clarity on business impact. Learn what to monitor and how.

Posted by Brian Gladden
Ryan Kam, Chief Marketing Officer at LogicMonitor
Blog / 03.30.21
Why I’m Here: Adding Fuel to The LM Rocketship

Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Kam discusses his decision to join LogicMonitor and his intentions to tell the LogicMonitor story.

Posted by Ryan Kam
How to Achieve Unified IT Observability Amidst the Global Pandemic
On Demand Video / 03.25.21
How to Achieve Unified IT Observability Amidst the Global Pandemic

Christina Kosmowski, President at LogicMonitor, shares five tips on how to power your business forward and achieve unified IT observability during uncertain times.

Posted by LogicMonitor
SaaS vs. PaaS vs. IaaS: What's the Difference?
Blog / 03.25.21
SaaS vs. PaaS vs. IaaS: What's the Difference?

SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are the three primary models of cloud service delivery. Learn which one is the best fit for your business.

Posted by Brian Gladden
LogicMonitor Customer Spotlight: Idea 11
Customer Spotlight / 03.24.21
Idea 11 Customer Spotlight

Idea 11 discusses why they use LogicMonitor to monitor their customer’s cloud environments, and how they provide the best service possible.

Posted by Megan Haney
Rachel Sheriff, Vice President, Global Customer Success at LogicMonitor
Blog / 03.18.21
Employee Spotlight: Rachel Sheriff

Rachel Sheriff is the Vice President, Global Customer Success at LogicMonitor. Here she shares her experience working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Making Your Log Data More Useful With LM Logs
Blog / 03.16.21
Making Your Log Data More Useful With LM Logs

LM Logs makes log data useful by surfacing the right log events at the right time, and placing them in the right context. Learn how:

Posted by Sarah Terry
LogicMonitor Customer Charity Challenge Winners Show Off Their Innovative Dashboards
Blog / 03.11.21
LogicMonitor Customer Charity Challenge Winners Show Off Their Innovative Dashboards

LogicMonitor held a customer charity contest to see some of the most innovative dashboards. Check out the winners!

Posted by LogicMonitor
Four Unique LogicMonitor Dashboards To Inspire You
Blog / 03.10.21
Four Unique LogicMonitor Dashboards To Inspire You

LogicMonitor's customization allows users to create unique dashboards that add value both in and outside of work. See four that inspire!

Posted by Katie Chubb
How LogicMonitor Celebrated Black History Month
Blog / 03.05.21
How LogicMonitor Celebrated Black History Month

In February LogicMonitor sponsored a variety of activities for Black History Month to continue building and studying black history. Learn more.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Announcing Alert Grouping for the AIOps Early Warning System
Blog / 03.02.21
Announcing Alert Grouping for the AIOps Early Warning System

LogicMonitor's new Header Graph is being rolled out with the v148 release for easy alert grouping. Learn more.

Posted by Chris Sternberg
Blog / 02.25.21
Guest Blog: Airbrake & LogicMonitor = Awesome News

LogicMonitor shares a blog written by Aibrake CTO Eric Anderson, featuring his take on why coming together is so meaningful for customers. Enjoy!

Posted by Christina Kosmowski
LogicMonitor and Airbrake
Blog / 02.23.21
LogicMonitor Welcomes Airbrake

AirBrake.io is now part of LogicMonitor. Airbrake is a developer-centric application error and performance monitoring solution.

Posted by Kevin McGibben
A LogicMonitor Employee Reflects on Two Years of Rapid Growth
Blog / 02.18.21
A LogicMonitor Employee Reflects on Two Years of Rapid Growth

Account Executive Daniel Gad discusses his time at LogicMonitor, the leadership and advancements going into 2021.

Posted by Daniel Gad
Brian Flander, Regional Director of MSP Sales at LogicMonitor
Blog / 02.09.21
Employee Spotlight: Brian Flander

Brian Flander is a regional MSP sales director at LogicMonitor. Here he shares his experiences working at LogicMonitor.

Posted by LogicMonitor
Why I Decided to Join This Kick-a** Company
Blog / 02.04.21
Why I Decided to Join This Kick-a** Company

President Christina Kosmowski explains some of the reasons she joined LogicMonitor after two decades at Slack and Salesforce. See why!

Posted by Christina Kosmowski
Why LogicMonitor Is One of the Best Places to Work in Austin
Blog / 02.02.21
Why LogicMonitor Is One of the Best Places to Work in Austin

In 2021, LogicMonitor earned a spot on Built In Austin’s Best Places to Work list for the third year in a row. Learn why!

Posted by Esther Avila
LogicMonitor 2021 Revenue Kickoff Recap: Winning in Observability
Blog / 01.26.21
LogicMonitor 2021 Revenue Kickoff Recap: Winning in Observability

LogicMonitor connected virtually for their 2021 Revenue Kickoff event, highlighting 2020s efforts and looking to the future. Learn more!

Posted by Mark Banfield
How LM Cares Is Supporting LogicMonitor’s R+DEI Initiatives
Blog / 01.19.21
How LM Cares Is Supporting LogicMonitor’s R+DEI Initiatives

LM Cares focuses on external outreach and internally supporting our LMers and our Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. See how!

Posted by Jen Ford
What is SNMP and How Does It Work?
Blog / 01.15.21
What Is SNMP and How Does It Work?

SNMP is mainly used for the collection of data about devices, and is supported on most network equipment. Learn more about SNMP and how it works!

Posted by Sushil Vanve
Hass Johnson, Director of Regional Sales at LogicMonitor
Blog / 01.07.21
Employee Spotlight: Hass Johnson

Hass Johnson is a regional sales director at LogicMonitor in Austin, TX. Here he shares his experiences working at LogicMonitor.