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PHP Logging: Ingesting Monolog Data into OpenObserve for Better Monitoring
Learn how to boost PHP application observability by integrating Monolog with OpenObserve for powerful log management. This step-by-step guide shows developers how to implement real-time error tracking, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting capabilities using structured logging techniques that scale with your application. Perfect for PHP developers looking to enhance application reliability and gain actionable insights from their logs.
Chaitanya Sistla
26 Mar, 2025
Understanding OpenObserve Pipelines: Real-Time Processing, Routing, and Pre-Aggregation
Discover how OpenObserve Pipelines enable real-time log processing, dynamic data routing, and pre-aggregation for optimized observability. Learn to transform raw logs into structured formats using VRL functions, efficiently route logs based on conditions, and pre-aggregate metrics to improve performance. This in-depth guide covers step-by-step implementation, from ingesting logs to building powerful OpenObserve Pipelines for seamless log management and analytics. Perfect for DevOps, SREs, and observability engineers looking to enhance log processing workflows.
Chaitanya Sistla
17 Mar, 2025
How to Ingest and Analyze NATS Logs and Metrics for Better Observability
Boost your NATS infrastructure reliability with comprehensive observability. This guide covers log collection, metric analysis, visualization tools, and best practices for effective monitoring.
Chaitanya Sistla
17 Mar, 2025
Comprehensive Guide to Monitoring Kafka Metrics with OpenTelemetry Collector
Learn how to monitor Apache Kafka metrics effectively using OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib and OpenObserve. This detailed guide covers Kafka installation, setting up OpenTelemetry for real-time Kafka monitoring, configuring dashboards, and tracking key Kafka metrics like brokers, consumer groups, partition offsets, replicas, and message rates. Discover the benefits of monitoring Kafka with OpenObserve, including automated alerts, performance insights, and data integrity checks. Optimize your Kafka infrastructure with proactive monitoring and real-time observability—boost system reliability, detect issues early, and scale efficiently.
Chaitanya Sistla
12 Mar, 2025
End-to-End Observability in Go: Distributed Tracing, Metrics & Logs with OpenTelemetry
Learn how to implement distributed tracing in Go applications using OpenTelemetry. This comprehensive guide covers auto and manual instrumentation, correlating traces, metrics, and logs, and visualizing data in OpenObserve for complete observability.
Chaitanya Sistla
10 Mar, 2025
Configuring Okta SSO with OpenObserve and Dex
Learn how to configure Okta SSO with OpenObserve Dex using OAUTH for seamless authentication. Discover why Dex simplifies identity management, and follow a step-by-step guide to set up Azure AD authentication with Dex. Enhance security, streamline user access, and optimize performance with this modern authentication approach.
Chaitanya Sistla
28 Feb, 2025
AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR): A Complete Guide to Cloud Cost Visibility and Optimization
Learn how to generate AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR), store them in S3, configure event-driven processing with Lambda, and analyze cost data efficiently. This step-by-step guide covers IAM policies, S3 event setup, and automated cost analysis to help you optimize AWS spending.
Chaitanya Sistla
24 Feb, 2025
AWS ALB Logs Monitoring: Complete Setup and Real-Time Insights
Learn how to monitor AWS ALB logs efficiently with OpenObserve. Step-by-step guide on setup, ingestion, parsing, and visualization for better security, performance, and compliance.
Chaitanya Sistla
24 Jan, 2025
How to Monitor Apache Airflow Logs and Metrics Using OpenTelemetry
Learn how to monitor Apache Airflow logs, metrics, and traces using OpenTelemetry and OpenObserve. Set up Airflow logging, configure OpenTelemetry, and visualize insights with pre-built dashboards.
Chaitanya Sistla
22 Jan, 2025
Configuring Azure SSO with OpenObserve and Dex
Learn how to configure Azure SSO with OpenObserve Dex using OpenID Connect (OIDC) for seamless authentication. Discover why Dex simplifies identity management, why OIDC is recommended over SAML, and follow a step-by-step guide to set up Azure AD authentication with Dex. Enhance security, streamline user access, and optimize performance with this modern authentication approach.
Chaitanya Sistla
16 Jan, 2025
Effortlessly Visualize and Manage All Your AWS Metrics in One Place
Learn how to effortlessly bring together and visualize all your AWS metrics in one place. Step-by-step guide to creating unified dashboards for AWS monitoring.
Chaitanya Sistla
27 Dec, 2024
Monitoring Snowflake with OpenTelemetry Receiver: An End-to-End Guide
Discover the ultimate guide to monitoring Snowflake with OpenTelemetry. Learn how to set up seamless telemetry for Snowflake, track performance metrics, identify anomalies, and optimize data operations. This comprehensive tutorial covers everything from configuration to advanced monitoring techniques, ensuring robust observability and actionable insights into your Snowflake environment. Perfect for data engineers, DevOps teams, and analytics professionals seeking to enhance Snowflake monitoring efficiency with OpenTelemetry.
Chaitanya Sistla
26 Dec, 2024
End-to-End Guide: Configuring and Monitoring Zookeeper with OpenTelemetry Receiver
Learn how to set up and monitor ZooKeeper using the OpenTelemetry receiver in this comprehensive guide. Includes step-by-step instructions for installation, configuration, and metrics integration with OpenTelemetry for efficient ZooKeeper monitoring.
Chaitanya Sistla
24 Dec, 2024
Falco Security: Your Ultimate Tool for Securing Kubernetes Clusters
Discover how Falco Container Security enhances Kubernetes cluster protection by detecting threats in real time. Learn its features, setup process, and how to integrate Falco with OpenTelemetry for comprehensive security monitoring.
Chaitanya Sistla
24 Dec, 2024
End-to-End Guide: Configuring and Monitoring Aerospike with OpenTelemetry Receiver
Learn how to set up and monitor Aerospike using the OpenTelemetry receiver in this comprehensive guide. Includes step-by-step instructions for installation, configuration, and metrics integration with OpenTelemetry for efficient Aerospike database monitoring.
Chaitanya Sistla
24 Dec, 2024
Uptime Monitoring Made Easy: SSL and URL Checks with OpenTelemetry
Learn how to ensure reliable uptime monitoring with SSL and URL checks. Discover the importance of proactive monitoring, set up OpenTelemetry Collector's HTTP Check Receiver and visualize data in OpenObserve dashboards for actionable insights.
Chaitanya Sistla
23 Dec, 2024
How to monitor AWS RDS Logs and events with AWS Cloudwatch and Kinesis Data Firehose
Learn how to set up AWS RDS log ingestion for detailed monitoring and observability. Compare centralized log analysis with OpenObserve vs. traditional methods for optimizing performance, enhancing security, and scaling database insights effectively.
Chaitanya Sistla
19 Dec, 2024
Unlocking Insights from AWS Route 53 Logs: A Complete Guide
Learn how to enable AWS Route 53 query logging, transform logs with VRL, and build dashboards for actionable insights. Unlock DNS traffic analysis and optimize performance with this step-by-step guide."
Chaitanya Sistla
8 Dec, 2024
Unveiling Microsoft 365 Insights: From Diagnostics to Actionable Observability
Discover how to effectively monitor Microsoft 365 logs, including AuditLogs, SignInLogs, Non-Interactive User SignInLogs, RiskyUsers, UserRiskEvents, ProvisioningLogs, NetworkAccessTrafficLogs, and RiskyServicePrincipals. This guide explores setting up robust log monitoring to enhance security, track critical events, ensure compliance, and gain actionable insights into your Microsoft 365 environment.
Chaitanya Sistla
3 Dec, 2024
Comprehensive Guide to AWS WAF: Logging, Monitoring, and Visualization
Learn how to set up and monitor AWS WAF logs for enhanced security. This comprehensive guide covers AWS WAF configuration, waf logs, automated ingestion, dashboards, and best practices for visualization and insights.
Chaitanya Sistla
1 Dec, 2024
OpenVPN Connect Logs: Streamlining Ingestion with AWS and Building Security Dashboards
Learn how to automate OpenVPN Connect or OpenVPN Client log ingestion into OpenObserve using AWS services like S3, SNS, and Lambda. Build scalable pipelines and security dashboards for real-time observability and enhanced insights.
Chaitanya Sistla
30 Nov, 2024
Exploring osquery Daemon and Shell on Linux for Logging and Observability
Learn how to use osquery daemon and shell on Linux for logging and observability. Discover how osquery works, its configuration, and how to analyze logs for enhanced system monitoring and security.
Chaitanya Sistla
30 Nov, 2024
What is AWS CloudTrail? How to Monitor CloudTrail Logs and Data Events for Real-Time Insights
Learn what AWS CloudTrail is and how to monitor CloudTrail logs and data events in real-time. Using a CloudFormation stack, deploy roles for Lambda functions, Kinesis Data Firehose, and policies to seamlessly send AWS CloudTrail logs, data events, and more to OpenObserve for analysis.
Chaitanya Sistla
23 Nov, 2024
What is JumpCloud and How JumpCloud Directory Insights Help Customize Security Reports for Advanced Monitoring
Learn what JumpCloud is and how JumpCloud Directory Insights helps customize security reports. Discover how to forward JumpCloud logs to AWS S3 and use AWS Lambda to ingest them into OpenObserve for enhanced security observability.
Chaitanya Sistla
18 Nov, 2024
What You Need to Know About Prometheus Metrics: Architecture, Collection, and Optimization for Scalable Observability
Discover everything you need to know about Prometheus metrics, from its architecture and setting up efficient metrics collection to optimizing and visualizing data for scalable observability. This guide covers how to leverage Prometheus for insightful monitoring, making it easier to ensure system performance and reliability at scale. Perfect for DevOps engineers and observability enthusiasts, this blog provides actionable insights on maximizing Prometheus capabilities to enhance your infrastructure monitoring.
Chaitanya Sistla
12 Nov, 2024
How to Monitor Nginx in Real-Time: Step-by-Step Guide for Tracking Logs, Metrics, and Performance Insights
Learn how to monitor Nginx logs in real-time with this step-by-step guide, covering essential techniques for tracking logs, metrics, and performance insights. Discover best practices to optimize Nginx performance, troubleshoot issues faster, and ensure high availability by gaining actionable visibility into your web server’s health.
Chaitanya Sistla
11 Nov, 2024
How to Monitor Jenkins Pipelines with OpenTelemetry and OpenObserve
Learn how to monitor Jenkins pipelines effectively with this comprehensive guide on integrating OpenTelemetry and OpenObserve. Discover step-by-step instructions for capturing Jenkins logs, metrics, and traces to enhance CI/CD observability and optimize pipeline performance.
Chaitanya Sistla
10 Nov, 2024
How Can You Store and Monitor Ansible Logs Effortlessly?
Learn how to store and monitor Ansible logs effortlessly with this step-by-step guide. Discover best practices for Ansible log management, setup instructions, and tips for using Fluent Bit to centralize logs for real-time monitoring and troubleshooting.
Chaitanya Sistla
8 Nov, 2024
How to Generate and Ingest Terraform Logs for Observability and Analysis
Learn how to generate, configure, and ingest Terraform logs with Fluent Bit to OpenObserve. This step-by-step guide covers essential logging for auditing, troubleshooting, and optimizing your infrastructure, ensuring comprehensive visibility and compliance in your infrastructure-as-code deployments.
Chaitanya Sistla
4 Nov, 2024
Efficient Kubernetes Log Streaming: Real-time Insights for DevOps
Unlock real-time insights for DevOps with efficient Kubernetes log streaming. Discover how to streamline logging and enhance observability for optimized performance and rapid troubleshooting in Kubernetes environments.
Chaitanya Sistla
31 Oct, 2024
Supercharge Your User Experience: Real User Monitoring (RUM) and Frontend Performance Metrics
Explore the importance of Real User Monitoring (RUM) and learn how OpenObserve enhances RUM with powerful observability features. This guide walks you through building a React User Portal and integrating OpenObserve RUM to track frontend performance metrics and user interactions for optimized insights.
Chaitanya Sistla
31 Oct, 2024
From Elasticsearch (ELK) to OpenObserve Streamlining Log Management
This blog helps you in getting started with understanding migration from ELK to OpenObserve Streamlining Log Management for Better Insights.
Chaitanya Sistla
22 Oct, 2024
Ingesting Data from Cribl to OpenObserve: A Complete Guide
Learn how to integrate Cribl, a powerful data engine, with OpenObserve for efficient log and trace ingestion. Step-by-step setup, webhook configuration, and monitoring included.
Chaitanya Sistla
1 Mar, 2025
Monitoring Apache Cassandra with OpenTelemetry: Metrics, Logs, and Dashboards
Learn how to monitor Apache Cassandra using OpenTelemetry for collecting metrics and logs. This step-by-step guide covers JMX-based metrics collection, log ingestion and OpenTelemetry configuration for complete observability.
Chaitanya Sistla
12 Jan, 2025
Comprehensive Guide to Monitoring AWS RDS via CloudWatch Metrics and OpenTelemetry
Learn how to monitor AWS RDS metrics efficiently using AWS CloudWatch and OpenTelemetry. This guide covers end-to-end steps, including creating a CloudWatch metric stream, setting up a Kinesis data stream, and ingesting RDS metrics via OpenTelemetry for centralized monitoring. Perfect for managing multiple AWS accounts and ensuring optimal database performance.
Chaitanya Sistla
19 Dec, 2024
How to Enhance AWS VPC Flow Logs with Reverse DNS Resolution Using VRL
Learn how to enhance AWS VPC Flow Logs by adding reverse DNS resolution using Vector Remap Language (VRL). This guide provides a step-by-step approach to implementing reverse DNS lookups, enriching log data with domain information for improved network visibility and security insights.
Chaitanya Sistla
1 Nov, 2024
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