The days of logging in to servers and manually viewing log files are over. SolarWinds® Papertrail™ aggregates logs from applications, devices, and platforms to a central location.
SolarWinds® Papertrail™ provides cloud-based log management that seamlessly aggregates logs from applications, servers, network devices, services, platforms, and much more.
SolarWinds® Papertrail™ provides lightning-fast search, live tail, flexible system groups, team-wide access, and integration with popular communications platforms like PagerDuty and Slack to help you quickly track down customer problems, debug app requests, or troubleshoot slow database queries.
When it comes to managing risk and ensuring the safety of the data within your network, auditing and managing log data is one of the most important components of any monitoring solution. Keeping detailed records of user activities or changes on your critical systems helps you understand what is occurring within your environment and detect…
Papertrail supports the remote syslog protocol, so it accepts Web server access logs from rsyslog, syslog-ng, the tiny remote_syslog log file to remote syslog daemon, and other senders. In that “other senders” category, here’s an elegant hack to have Apache transmit access logs directly to a remote syslog server, using a one-line httpd.conf change.
Alexa is Amazon’s cloud-based voice service and brain behind millions of devices including the Echo family of devices. It is capable of voice interaction, controlling smart devices, and performing common and basic mobile tasks such as music playback, making lists, and purchasing items. It is the interface for consumer automated home systems and an operating…
Live Ops is an ever-increasing practice in the gaming world. Games today often include multiplayer competition, events, the ability to trade items, and more. These require backend services and a platform team to set up and manage those services. They also require customer support to interact with players who experience issues and to make adjustments…
In today’s world, malware and vulnerabilities are a growing threat that can impact any network from small to large. These threats can expose personal data, compromise financial account details, hold critical data for ransom, or destroy data entirely. It is important to understand what vulnerabilities might exist within your environment, and what you can do…
There are millions of Android applications already available on the app store, with thousands more being launched every month. Unlike desktop programmers, however, Android app developers may face many challenges, such as slow internet speeds, small screens, and a keyboard. If an app doesn’t perform well, there is nothing to stop a user from uninstalling…
Benjamin Franklin once said, “When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” What Mr. Franklin said in the 1700s rings true today for DevOps. At SolarWinds, we embrace change, especially when it’s for the betterment of our customers. It’s in our DNA.
If your company operates its own website or web application, your operations team is likely dreading the moment error rates spike, or, worse, for the site to go down completely. HTTP errors can be incredibly disruptive for your business because they prevent customers from making purchases or using your product. This immediately impacts revenue and…
It’s easy to recognize problems in Ruby on Rails, but finding each problem’s source can be a challenging task. A problem due to an unexpected event could result in hours of searching through log files and attempting to reproduce the issue. Poor logs will leave you searching, while a helpful log can assist you in…
When you’re troubleshooting a problem or tracking down a bug in Python, the first place to look for clues related to server issues is in the application log files. Python includes a robust logging module in the standard library, which provides a flexible framework for emitting log messages. This module is widely used by various…