Sematext Blog

Imagine you’re a detective trying to solve a crime, but all the evidence is invisible.  Sounds impossible, right?  That’s exactly what it’s like trying to debug a Java application without...

https://sematext.com/blog/java-logging-basics-concepts-tools-and-best-practices/

Websites are no longer static pages.  They’re dynamic, transaction-heavy ecosystems where every click, form submission, and login matters.  Whether you’re in e-commerce, SaaS, or finance, t...

https://sematext.com/blog/best-web-transaction-monitoring-tools-in-2024/

Imagine waking up to a critical system failure that has brought your business operations to a standstill.  Panic sets in as you scramble to understand what went wrong.  You sift through various...

https://sematext.com/blog/17-linux-log-files-you-must-be-monitoring/

It’s 2 AM, and your phone buzzes with an urgent alert—your primary server application is down, and users are flooding the support channels with complaints.  As you dive into the logs, the ca...

https://sematext.com/blog/best-windows-monitoring-tools/

Ever found yourself drowning in a sea of log data, struggling to make sense of the overwhelming noise? Or perhaps faced a major system breakdown, only to find that your logs didn’t provide the ...

https://sematext.com/blog/best-logging-practices-14-dos-and-donts-for-better-logging/

Logs act as silent sentinels, recording every whisper of your application’s activity. They are invaluable chronicles illuminating system behavior, diagnosing issues, and providing crucial insi...

https://sematext.com/blog/log-formatting-8-best-practices-for-better-readability/

Running a Kubernetes cluster includes keeping an eye on it to make sure your apps and services are healthy. You don’t want to be staring at a bunch of Kubernetes dashboards all day, though. You...

https://sematext.com/blog/top-10-must-have-alerts-for-kubernetes/

Introduction Launching a mobile App is no walk in the park, especially when it comes to your App’s store position and ratings. One of the trickiest parts is maintaining a good App store rating....

https://sematext.com/blog/how-to-monitor-mobile-app-store-ratings-with-sematext/

As an observability tool, Grafana has a lot to offer. Not only can users utilize their opensource solution for decently comprehensive and scalable metrics, but they can take advantage of their cl...

https://sematext.com/blog/grafana-alternatives/