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Why Is Log Data So Important In Observability?
Observability
8 Minute Read

Why Is Log Data So Important In Observability?

Traditional monitoring approaches struggle in digital platforms and they do not collect the rich data contained in the logs. Observability, with OpenTelemetry, is the key to managing these platforms and it is based on the capture and analysis of three types of telemetry; metrics, traces and logs.
Announcing the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector
Observability
2 Minute Read

Announcing the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector

Now you can use the Deployment Server to deploy the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector.
Modeling and Unifying DevOps Data Part 3: Pipelines
Observability
5 Minute Read

Modeling and Unifying DevOps Data Part 3: Pipelines

In this third post of a series devoted to modeling DevOps data into a common set of mappings, Splunker Jeremy Hicks explores the Software Pipelines and their commonalities across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
How To Investigate a Reported Problem
Observability
4 Minute Read

How To Investigate a Reported Problem

Learn how to isolate the root cause of incidents using Splunk Observability Cloud.
How to Use Tags to Speed Up Troubleshooting
Observability
5 Minute Read

How to Use Tags to Speed Up Troubleshooting

Learn how to use tags in Splunk Observability Cloud to speed up troubleshooting in the cloud.
How To Get Complete Visibility of Your Services
Observability
3 Minute Read

How To Get Complete Visibility of Your Services

Learn how to get complete visibility of your services with Splunk Observability Cloud.
How to Quickly Find What’s Broken in Your Complex, Cloud Environment
Observability
2 Minute Read

How to Quickly Find What’s Broken in Your Complex, Cloud Environment

Finding the source of a problem when something goes wrong shouldn’t derail your entire week – learn how to quickly and confidently troubleshoot in the cloud with Splunk Observability Cloud.
Observability Shifts Right
Observability
6 Minute Read

Observability Shifts Right

Observability first emerged as a focal point of interest in the DevOps community in the 2017 time-frame. Aware that business was demanding highly adaptable digital environments, DevOps professionals realised that high adaptability required a new approach to IT architecture.
Observability for Sustainability
Observability
5 Minute Read

Observability for Sustainability

For the past 20 years, the various stakeholder communities that together constitute the IT industry have attempted to address sustainability. Could observability help in practicing sustainable IT and improving the carbon footprint reduction in its operations?