Guides

Learn about trends, tools, and important updates on Logz.io, observability, open source, OpenSerch, and more.

Logz.io vs. Datadog in 2026: How to Choose the Right Observability Platform
Observability budgets got a lot more scrutiny this year. Finance teams want predictable bills. Engineering teams want...

Logz.io
Oct 12th, 2026

From Answers to Assets: Open 360 AI Chat Can Now Create Your Alerts and...
TL;DR: Open 360 AI chat can now do more than investigate and explain. With new Logz.io API...

Raul Gurshumov
Aug 23rd, 2026

OrionIQ Now Connects to 600+ Platforms: Full Context for Agentic Observability
AI agents are only as effective as the context they can access. The problem is that most...

Raul Gurshumov
Aug 13th, 2026

Open 360 AI’s chat is now powered by OrionIQ
OrionIQ’s agentic investigation is now built into Logz.io Open 360 AI. Ask a question and OrionIQ investigates...

Gavriel Mor
Aug 5th, 2026

Executive Roundtable: Guardrails for the Autonomous Era
Ask ten engineering leaders how far their organization has actually gotten with autonomous AI, and most will...

Libi Michelson
Jul 27th, 2026

Prometheus Metrics Just Got a Cardinality Fix: What Native Histograms Change, and Why the…
TL;DR: Prometheus’s biggest structural weakness has always been cardinality. A stable feature years in the making is...

Amos Etzion
Jul 20th, 2026

Moving to the New Open 360 AI Navigation
The New Navigation at a Glance You’ll now see a simplified left-hand menu organized by key experiences:...

David Lotan Bolotnikoff
Nov 3rd, 2025

Modern Observability 101
In technology, having “modern” capabilities is standard. Staying ahead of the curve is critical, and keeping outdated...

Jake O'Donnell
Aug 26th, 2025

Prometheus Metrics: Types, Best Practices & Examples
Key Takeaways Over the past decade, Prometheus has become the most prominent open source monitoring tool in...

Jake O'Donnell
Aug 13th, 2025

Full Stack Observability Guide – Examples and Technologies
Key Takeaways 1. Full stack observability helps triage and resolve incidents cohesively across the entire tech stack....

Charlie Klein
Jul 27th, 2025

A Guide to Observability Tools and Platforms
Your organization is faced with a huge number of options for observability tools and platforms. Without understanding...

Jake O'Donnell
May 9th, 2024

The Complete Guide to Capacity Management in Kubernetes
In the dynamic world of container orchestration, Kubernetes stands out as the undisputed champion, empowering organizations to...

Israel Efrati
Apr 10th, 2024

Application Observability in 2024: An Ultimate Guide
In the fast-evolving landscape of IT and software development, ensuring the seamless functioning of applications is crucial....

Jake O'Donnell
Feb 8th, 2024

How to Run OpenTelemetry Demo with Logz.io
OpenTelemetry is the emerging standard for collecting observability data, namely logs, metrics and traces, from cloud-native applications....

Dotan Horovits
Jan 15th, 2024

The Complete Guide to Sampling in Distributed Tracing
Understanding Sampling In the realm of DevOps observability, distributed tracing shines as a beacon illuminating the intricate...

Dotan Horovits
Jan 9th, 2024

A Guide to Mastering Metadata for Full Observability
People tend to think of observability through the lens of the core telemetry signals, namely logs, metrics...

Dotan Horovits
Dec 5th, 2023

The Complete Guide to Observability as a Service
In the ever-evolving landscape of DevOps, the importance of observability cannot be overstated. Observability as a Service...

Jake O'Donnell
Sep 14th, 2023

A Guide to Azure Monitoring with Prometheus
Prometheus is a widely-used open source cloud monitoring tool that collects and stores metrics from various sources,...

Charlie Klein
May 16th, 2023

An Introduction to AWS Monitoring with Prometheus and Logz.io
Learn key considerations and best practices for integrating Prometheus with your AWS services including key AWS metrics...

Charlie Klein
Feb 27th, 2023

Beginner’s Guide to OpenTelemetry
Every journey in Observability begins with instrumenting an application to emit telemetry data – primarily logs, metrics...

Dotan Horovits
Jun 21, 2022

ELK Stack: Elasticsearch, Logstash & Kibana Guide (2026)
Our authoritative guide to the ELK Stack including best practices for installation, monitoring, and log analysis.

Dotan Horovits
Jun 9, 2020

The Definitive Guide to OpenSearch for Observability
Executive Summary IT organizations recognize that comprehensive observability of mission-critical infrastructure and application performance is an essential...

Asaf Yigal
Feb 8th, 2023

Fighting Slow and Flaky CI/CD Pipelines Starts with Observability
Treat your CI/CD like you treat Prod We all practice monitoring and observability in our Production environment....

Dotan Horovits
May 31st, 2022

OpenSearch FAQ: What is OpenSearch?
OpenSearch has been a buzz in DevOps over the first half of 2021. The project is moving...

Gedalyah Reback
Jun 11th, 2021

Introduction to Instrumentation with OpenTracing and Jaeger
On November 2021 Jaeger deprecated its client libraries in favor of the ones provided by OpenTelemetry. OpenTelemetry...

Dotan Horovits
Jan 16, 2022

Requirements of a Security Platform in a DevOps World
Cyber threats and compliance requirements are pushing more and more organizations towards tighter security protocols. Legacy security...

Dotan Horovits
May 31st, 2022

The Definitive Guide to AWS Log Analytics Using ELK
Discover how to retrieve log data from cloud layers for a clear picture of your AWS infrastructure.

Asaf Yigal
Jun 26th, 2019

The Challenge of Log Management in Modern IT Environments
Log management today is critical for gaining visibility into IT environments. However, modern applications and the infrastructure...

Dotan Horovits
May 31st, 2022

The Complete Cloud Operations Security Blueprint
Our guide for keeping up with best practices, strategies, and vulnerabilities to watch out for to improve...

Evan Klein
Mar 4th, 2019

What is DevOps? The Beginner’s Guide from Logz.io
Learn everything you need to know about DevOps culture, tools, and best practices.

Asaf Yigal
Mar 18, 2020

Docker Monitoring with the ELK Stack: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to send Docker logs with Logstash, store them in Elasticsearch, and analyze them with Kibana.