Log Analysis on the Microsoft Cloud
The Microsoft Cloud, also known as Microsoft Azure, is a comprehensive collection of cloud services available for developers and IT professionals ..
Top 5 Metrics to Monitor in IIS Logs
When using and troubleshooting IIS web server performance, logs are an essential resource. Let’s look at the top metrics on IIS logs and how to get the most ..
DevSecOps 2.0
You’re doing DevSecOps, and that’s a good thing. But have you taken it to the next level yet? Are you doing DevSecOps 2.0? In this post, ..
Tuning Your ELB for Optimal Performance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) first introduced Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) in May of 2009. The objective of the service was to provide a method ..
Using AWS Config Rules to Manage Resource Tag Compliance
Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced AWS Config in 2014 to help users of their services track changes to the configuration of EC2 instances ..
Common AWS Security Threats and How to Mitigate Them
AWS security best practices are crucial in an age when AWS dominates the cloud computing market. Although moving workloads to the cloud ..
Configuring Your ELB Health Check For Better Health Monitoring
Configuring health checks for the AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) is an important step to ensure that your cloud applications run smoothly. ..
Graphite Monitoring for Windows Performance Metrics
For several years now, the tool of choice for collecting performance metrics in a Linux environment has been Graphite. While it is true ..
The History of Monitoring Tools
How have monitoring tools evolved over the years? That’s a big question, and one that few people are capable of answering based on personal ..