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Enhancing Microservices Observability with Log Monitoring

Almost all organizations have adopted a microservices architecture to build and deploy applications. This architectural choice offers scalability and agility but also introduces complexities in monitoring and troubleshooting.

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The Challenges

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Distributed nature

Microservices are distributed across various containers, servers, and cloud services. This distributed nature makes it challenging to trace transactions and diagnose issues.

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Scaling complexity

Microservices can scale independently, leading to dynamic changes in the system's behaviour. Tracking and managing this scalability is crucial for optimal performance.

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Complex dependencies

Microservices often have intricate dependencies on other services and external APIs. Understanding how these dependencies impact overall system performance and reliability is essential.

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Security and compliance

Ensuring the security and compliance of our microservices-based applications is a priority. We need to monitor and respond to security incidents effectively.

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Data overload

IT ecosystem generates a vast volume of log data from diverse sources, such as applications, containers, servers, and network devices. Managing, analysing, and extracting valuable insights from this data manually is impractical and error-prone.

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Latency and downtime

  • Unpredictable system issues and downtime incidents persist due to a lack of real-time visibility into the health and performance of our IT components. These issues have a direct impact on service availability and user experience.
  • Security Gaps: Our current security measures struggle to provide comprehensive threat detection and rapid incident response. We need to strengthen our security posture to mitigate risks associated with evolving cyber threats.

Rakuten SixthSense Log Monitoring for Microservices Observability provides the following benefits

Log centralization

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The log monitoring solution centralizes the collection and storage of logs generated by all microservices, containers, and supporting infrastructure components.

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Centralization simplifies log management and analysis, ensuring no log data is missed.

Real-time technical insights

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Our Log monitoring operates in real-time, providing immediate visibility into the operational health of microservices.

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Real-time insights allow you to proactively detect and address performance bottlenecks, errors, and issues as they occur.

Anomaly detection and technical troubleshooting

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Our log monitoring tools employ anomaly detection algorithms and log correlation techniques to identify unusual patterns and pinpoint root causes of technical issues.

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Technical troubleshooting becomes more efficient and results in shorter mean time to resolution (MTTR).

Dependency mapping

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Helps you understand the dependencies between microservices. By analysing logs, you can track the flow of requests and responses across services.

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This dependency mapping aids in optimizing service interactions and identifying potential performance bottlenecks.

Security observability

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Enhances your security observability by continuously scanning log data for signs of suspicious activities and security breaches.

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Rapid detection of security threats and incidents allows us to respond effectively and protect our microservices-based applications.

Compliance and auditability

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Detailed logs ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, allowing you to maintain audit trails and demonstrate adherence to security standards during compliance audits.

Technical ROI and cost analysis

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Reduced technical downtime and faster issue resolution lead to increased system availability and reduced revenue loss.

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Enhanced technical security mitigates the risk of data breaches and associated regulatory penalties.

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Technical operational efficiency improvements result in cost savings in IT management and resource allocation.