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Key metrics for monitoring Tomcat

This Datadog article explains how to gain deeper insights into your Java web application performance by leveraging Tomcat logs and metrics within the Datadog platform. It details h…

Collecting metrics with Tomcat monitoring tools

This Datadog article details how to effectively monitor your Apache Tomcat applications using Datadog's log management and metrics collection capabilities. It explains how to autom…

You Are Here – A Reference Model for IT Infrastructure Security

12/07/18 We made it! This is the final post in this six-part series mapping the cybersecurity landscape through a new reference model for IT infrastructure security. Thank you for …

To Infinity and Beyond!

12/06/18 I’ve covered a lot in this series of posts around artificial intelligence (machine learning); from the beginning (Not Another AI Post…) to why I love it (My Affection for …

The Cost of (Not) Monitoring

12/05/18 What does a wireless thermometer have in common with ping? Both can keep a business from losing cash. One of the ways businesses stay in business is by keeping a tight rei…

How to Use SLAs to Improve Customer Service Satisfaction

12/04/18 Effectively setting and managing customers’ expectations is what drives their level of service satisfaction. One terrific way to set and manage expectations is through the…

Do Network Engineers Dream of Software Defined Sheep?

12/04/18 I really want Software Defined Networking (SDN), or something like it, to be the go-to approach for networking, but are we too tied to our idea of what SDN is for us to ge…

ActiveMQ architecture and key metrics

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Collecting ActiveMQ metrics

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Monitoring ActiveMQ with Datadog

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Automating the Automators

11/30/18 I’ve heard repeatedly from people in this industry that what we need is a single interface to our infrastructure. For status monitoring, perhaps that’s best represented by…

Continuing Service Improvement (CSI) Throughout the ITIL Lifecycle

11/29/18 Establishing and refining CSI goals, metrics, and overall strategy ensuring that they are rooted in both your organizational mission and your long-term IT vision is so imp…