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OpsMatters

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14 hours ago

LogicMonitor LogicMonitor® is an automated, SaaS-based IT performance monitoring platform that provides the end-to-end visibility and actionable data needed to manage complex and agile IT environments.

The latest update for #LogicMonitor includes "Traditional #Automation vs. #AIOps vs. Self-Healing Ops vs. Autonomous IT Explained" and "How to Reduce MTTR with AI".

#monitoring #cloud #devops #logging https://opsmtrs.com/3fvfqYI

OpsMatters

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15 hours ago

Bugfender Bugfender is a modern remote logger tailor-made for mobile development.

The latest update for #Bugfender includes "#iOS #App Clips: What They Are and How to Create One" and "#SwiftUI Button Guide: How to Create and Customize Buttons".

#crashreporting #logging https://opsmtrs.com/3F2zWgi

Watershed Sentinel

@watershedsentinel.ca

23 hours ago

Government and Industry: Talk and Log | Watershed Sentinel BC’s old-growth forests are still being logged despite decades of reviews and promises, raising questions about protection and real reform.

From our new issue on the BC forest crisis... Endless “talk-and-log” or how BC betrays its own promises to protect old-growth forests! watershedsentinel.ca/article/government-and-industry-talk-and-log

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#BCpoli #logging #BCForestry

@featherriveraction.bsky.social

23 hours ago

#EarthDay Event: Dr. Chad Hanson Free Talk: Protecting Communities from #Wildfire— It’s Not About #Logging Remote #Forests April 22nd Chico / April 23rd Quincy featherriveraction.org/earth-day-ev...

The Christian Science Monitor

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1 day ago

Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes. Forest ecologist Suzanne Simard, the child of loggers, makes an impassioned argument for preserving forests and helping them to regenerate.

Growing up in a family of loggers, Suzanne Simard always loved forests. Her boundary-pushing research reveals other, deeper layers to the forest ecosystem. #bookreview #newbooks #logging
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Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

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1 day ago

Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes. There are only a few scientists who have in recent decades changed the way we view the natural world. Perhaps not coincidentally, most of them are women. One thinks of Jane Goodall, whose landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park demonstrated that chimps possess distinctive personalities and rich emotional lives, and form hierarchical societies not unlike our own. Marine biologist Rachel Carson sounded the alarm about the dangers posed by the pesticide DDT and other synthetic chemicals to the fragile web of life on Earth. And microbiologist Lynn Margulis helped develop the Gaia hypothesis, which posits that the Earth can be viewed as a single self-regulating organism. The planet is a complex entity whose living and inorganic elements are interdependent, and whose life-forms actively modify the environment to maintain the most hospitable conditions for flourishing. Suzanne Simard is another researcher in this paradigm-bending mold. What Simard shares with her pioneering sister scientists is the conviction that humans are not separate from nature, but integral participants in life’s unfolding drama. This is the perspective she shares in her new book, “When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World,” which combines personal memoir with descriptions of...

Can logging be reshaped by forest regeneration? Suzanne Simard says yes.
->The Christian Science Monitor | More on "Forest regeneration reshaping logging practices" at BigEarthData.ai | #ForestRegeneration #Logging

LouiseMorris

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2 days ago

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.

Source: The Conversation
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#Logging native forest results in massive ecological damage. They're then replaced by a simple even aged tree crop that is more #flamable than an old, complex, biodiverse and intact #nativeforest.

We need to end native forest logging asap

Jay

@alfredjjbird.bsky.social

3 days ago

#photography #logging #landscape The warm, windy day is less evident in the edited black & white. The clouds were in high gear, rapidly transversing the sky over the open fields this sawmill. Sawmills such as this are every 5 miles or less ion this area, each with its own function and look.

💪🏼👫LouA🗽🚫👑

@libbirdie4-all.bsky.social

3 days ago

#PublicLands #USFS #ForestryScientists
#wildlife #logging

@jimfostercoc.bsky.social

3 days ago

Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving John Irving, author of "Last Night in Twisted River," talks about how one of the main characters is also a writer and how he uses his imagination to get through the challenges of a difficult life.  The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts.  Photo: https://john-irving.com/.

📣 New Podcast! "Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving" on @Spreaker #1950s #authorinterview #book #coc #conversationsonthecoast #familysagafiction #fathersonstory #fugitives #jimfoster #johnirving #lastnightntwistedriver #literaryfiction #logging #multigenerationalfiction #newhampshire #sf

Old Man in the Shoe

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3 days ago

Why SigNoz Foundry Turns Self‑Hosted Observability Into a Real Datadog Alternative _Self‑hosting used to be a niche for the ultra‑technical;SigNoz Foundry’s February 2026 launch narrows the gap between open‑source stacks and SaaS‑grade observability._ **Position statement:** The Feb 18 2026 Foundry release is more than a version bump—it removes the biggest operational friction that kept self‑hosted logs, metrics, and traces from competing with Datadog. By packaging OpenTelemetry ingestion, ClickHouse storage, and a unified UI into a single, “one‑click” installer, SigNoz finally lets teams focus on data rather than on the plumbing. The price advantage is clear, but teams must still watch telemetry cardinality, retention policies, and collector sprawl, because those hidden factors can re‑create the cost profile of a hosted service. * * * ## Can a self‑hosted stack now match Datadog’s feature set without the SaaS price tag? Datadog’s appeal rests on its **cloud‑only delivery model** , which bundles ingestion, storage, and analytics behind per‑host and per‑GB billing. That model guarantees low‑friction onboarding but inflates spend for high‑cardinality workloads. SigNoz, by contrast, is an **open‑source APM built on OpenTelemetry** that runs on premises or in a private cloud. The platform supports traces, metrics, logs, and custom dashboards out of the box, and the recent Foundry bundle adds **automated schema migrations, built‑in alerting, and a pre‑configured ClickHouse cluster**. The pricing contrast is stark. **CubeAPM’s side‑by‑side comparison** notes that Datadog charges per host and per gigabyte, while **SigNoz eliminates those per‑gigabyte or per‑host fees** entirely—a point echoed in a **Dev.to analysis of SigNoz’s cost model**. Moreover, SigNoz’s pricing page advertises **$0.1 per million samples for custom metrics** , the cheapest rate among comparable tools. The same source quantifies a **nine‑fold value for money** claim. When you factor in the absence of hidden data‑egress fees, the total cost of ownership can be **nine times lower than Datadog** , according to SigNoz’s own benchmark. Feature‑wise, SigNoz now offers **distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry auto‑instrumentation** , **high‑resolution metrics dashboards** , and **log aggregation with full‑text search**. While Datadog still leads in the breadth of third‑party integrations, SigNoz’s plugin architecture has grown to cover the most common services (Kubernetes, NGINX, PostgreSQL, etc.) and the Foundry release adds **auto‑discovery of collectors** , narrowing the integration gap that once favored SaaS. In short, the functional parity gap has narrowed enough that cost, rather than capability, becomes the decisive factor for many mid‑size teams. * * * ## What does the Foundry release change about deployment complexity? Historically, the biggest barrier to a self‑hosted observability stack was **ops overhead**. Teams had to provision a ClickHouse cluster, configure Prometheus‑style scrapers, set up Grafana‑compatible dashboards, and then maintain the whole pipeline. Each component required separate upgrades, security patches, and scaling policies—an effort that often eclipsed the perceived savings. Foundry addresses this by delivering a **single installer that provisions the entire MELT (Metrics, Events, Logs, Traces) stack** with sensible defaults. The installer: 1. Spins up a ClickHouse instance tuned for high‑cardinality time‑series data. 2. Deploys the SigNoz collector agents with **auto‑discovery of services** via Kubernetes annotations. 3. Configures a **pre‑wired alerting engine** that integrates with Slack, PagerDuty, and email out of the box. 4. Sets up a **self‑signed TLS chain** for secure intra‑cluster communication, eliminating the need for a separate cert‑manager. Because the components are **version‑locked together** , upgrades become a single click rather than a coordinated multi‑repo rollout. This mirrors the trend seen in other self‑hosting domains: **Mattermost Docs** , launched in March 2026, turned a previously complex Confluence‑alternative into a “secure, on‑premise” product that could be deployed with a single Helm chart. The same simplification logic now applies to observability, turning what used to be a “dev‑ops project” into a “dev‑ops‑optional” deployment. * * * ## How do cardinality, retention, and collector sprawl still drive hidden costs? Even with a frictionless installer, the **data‑volume dynamics** that made Datadog expensive remain relevant. Datadog’s per‑GB pricing model forces teams to **prune high‑cardinality tags** or accept ballooning bills. SigNoz removes the per‑GB charge, but the underlying storage (ClickHouse) still incurs **hardware or cloud‑instance costs** proportional to retained data. _Cardinality_ —the number of unique tag combinations per metric—directly impacts ClickHouse’s disk usage. Teams that instrument every request with user IDs, session tokens, and region codes can quickly saturate storage, forcing either **up‑sizing of the cluster** or **aggressive retention policies**. _Retention_ policies are another lever. Datadog offers tiered retention (e.g., 15‑day raw metrics, 30‑day high‑resolution) as part of its pricing tiers. With SigNoz, you set the retention window yourself; a **30‑day retention on high‑cardinality traces** can double the required disk space compared to a 7‑day window. The cost of that extra storage—whether on‑prem or in the cloud—must be accounted for in the total budget. _Collector sprawl_ adds operational overhead. Each microservice typically runs a **SigNoz collector sidecar**. If a team runs 200 services, that means 200 collector processes, each with its own memory footprint and network traffic. While Foundry’s auto‑discovery reduces manual configuration, the **aggregate CPU and network consumption** can become a hidden cost, especially in constrained environments. Thus, while the **explicit SaaS fees disappear** , the **implicit infrastructure spend** can rise if teams do not enforce disciplined tagging, retention, and collector scaling. The lesson mirrors the broader self‑hosting narrative: “price advantage exists, but only when you manage the data pipeline responsibly.” * * * ## Is the price advantage enough for teams priced out of Datadog? For a typical mid‑size SaaS company that runs 50 hosts and generates 5 GB of telemetry per day, Datadog’s per‑host and per‑GB rates can easily exceed **$10 k per month**. In contrast, a **SigNoz deployment on modest cloud VMs** (e.g., 4 vCPU/16 GB RAM instances for ClickHouse, plus a few small collector nodes) can be provisioned for **under $1 k per month** , assuming reasonable retention. **CubeAPM’s comparison** underscores this: SigNoz’s “predictable $0.15/GB” pricing is a fraction of Datadog’s “per‑GB” rates, and because SigNoz **does not charge separately for custom metrics** , the savings multiply. The SigNoz blog quantifies the benefit as **nine‑fold value for money** , a claim that aligns with the raw cost calculations above. However, the **total cost of ownership (TCO)** includes staff time. The Foundry installer reduces the initial setup from weeks to days, but **ongoing maintenance** —patching ClickHouse, monitoring collector health, and tuning retention—still requires at least one dedicated SRE. For teams that already have that capacity, the price advantage is decisive. For teams lacking the operational bandwidth, the **managed SaaS convenience** may still justify Datadog’s premium. In practice, the decision hinges on **budget vs. bandwidth** : if a team can allocate a half‑time engineer to the observability stack, SigNoz Foundry delivers a compelling cost win; if not, the hidden ops cost may erode the headline savings. * * * ## What broader self‑hosting trends reinforce SigNoz’s push? SigNoz is not operating in a vacuum. The **self‑hosting momentum** across the developer tooling landscape makes its timing especially relevant. * **Langfuse** , an open‑source LLM observability platform, recently emphasized “self‑hostable as a first‑class option,” signaling that even cutting‑edge AI telemetry is moving toward on‑prem deployment. * **Mattermost Docs** , launched in March 2026, proved that “secure, on‑premise” alternatives can replace entrenched SaaS products like Confluence for regulated teams. * A **self‑hosted OpenAI‑compatible gateway** now outperforms SaaS for multi‑model teams, highlighting that the trade‑off has shifted from latency to budget enforcement and secure ops. These examples illustrate a **pattern** : as tooling matures, the “ops gap” shrinks, and cost becomes the primary differentiator. SigNoz’s Foundry release rides that wave, offering a **ready‑to‑run observability stack** at a price point that aligns with the broader self‑hosting economics. * * * **What do you think?** If your team is wrestling with Datadog’s bill, does the promise of a one‑click, self‑hosted stack like SigNoz Foundry tip the scales? Or are the hidden infrastructure and staffing costs still too high a hurdle? Share your experiences, questions, or counter‑examples below—let’s keep the conversation going. ### _Related_

Why SigNoz Foundry Turns Self‑Hosted Observability Into a Real Datadog Alternative

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OpsMatters

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4 days ago

Sumo Logic Sumo Logic is a secure, cloud-native, machine data analytics service, delivering real-time, continuous intelligence from structured, semi-structured and unstructured data across the entire application lifecycle and stack.

The latest update for #SumoLogic includes "How to deploy PostgresSQL on #Kubernetes" and "Claude Code is running bash commands on your infrastructure. Here's how to watch it.".

#Logging #DevOps https://opsmtrs.com/2CHGDJf

OpsMatters

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4 days ago

Sentry Open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time.

The latest update for #Sentry includes "Send your existing #OpenTelemetry traces to Sentry" and "#Logging in Next.js is hard (But it doesn't have to be)".

#monitoring #crashreporting #devops https://opsmtrs.com/3iY0BA3

OpsMatters

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4 days ago

Sumo Logic Sumo Logic is a secure, cloud-native, machine data analytics service, delivering real-time, continuous intelligence from structured, semi-structured and unstructured data across the entire application lifecycle and stack.

The latest update for #SumoLogic includes "The coefficient of security friction is slowing teams down. How can you fix it?" and "The #AI SOC explained: Intelligent security for modern threats".

#Cybersecurity #Logging #threatdetection #DevOps https://opsmtrs.com/37wkeL2

Aussie News

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4 days ago

Poo of 'endearing' bat worth hundreds of millions, study says Bats are often thought of as smelly, ugly and noisy, but a study has revealed the economic and ecological value of one Australian species's poo. #animals #industry #trees #forestry #logging #timber #ecological #control #climate #change

Bats are often thought of as smelly, ugly and noisy, but a study has revealed the economic and ecological value of one Australian species's poo. #animals #industry #trees #forestry #logging #timber #ecological #control #climate #change

coupdegraz7.bsky.social

@coupdegraz7.bsky.social

5 days ago

#logging #forests #climatecrimes #taspol

Murdoch is a pox on humanity

@intoleraunt.bsky.social

5 days ago

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.

#Logging #auspol #taspol #forests #climatecrims

theconversation.com/we-have-the-...

Watershed Sentinel

@watershedsentinel.ca

5 days ago

Our new issue dives into the BC forest crisis: collapsing ecosystems, wildlife pressure, and communities left to carry the cost.

Watch this space for upcoming articles.
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#PCpoli #Forestry #NewForestAct #Logging #OldGrowth #BC #Canada #Watershed

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

6 days ago

Lawsuit Launched to Protect Threatened Seabirds From Western Oregon Logging
->Center for Biological Diversity | More on "Marbled murrelet Oregon logging lawsuit" at BigEarthData.ai | #Logging

Marcy

@magicmarcy.bsky.social

6 days ago

Du kennst das: Irgendwas funktioniert nicht, du hast keinen Plan warum, und der schnellste Griff geht zu `System.out.println...

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#Debugging #Logging #Print #IntelliJ #Java #KonsoleStepInto #StepOver #Breakpoints #Watches #Programming

OpsMatters

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6 days ago

Fabrix Fabrix AI is a an application analytics & intelligence company that provides cross-layer and cross-domain application operations insights irrespective of underlying technology stacks.

The latest update for #FabrixAI includes "From Least Privilege To Least Agency: Building Trust In Enterprise Agentic Platforms Through Intelligent Guardrails".

#Logging #AIOps #ML https://opsmtrs.com/45Dyhhh

OpsMatters

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6 days ago

Coralogix Coralogix helps software companies avoid getting lost in their log data by automatically figuring out their production problems.

The latest update for #Coralogix includes "From Trace to Root Cause: Mastering the new Trace Drilldown" and "Coralogix Earns 196 Badges in #G2 Spring 2026 Reports Across 15 Categories".

#monitoring #logging #devops https://opsmtrs.com/3j4ZVJ7

Alp Beck

@alpbeck.com

6 days ago

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed.

BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service. And they did it without a single vote in Congress.

Call your senators. Call your representative. Not next week or later. Now.

#ForestService #logging #environment #Parks

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Aussie News

@aussienews.bsky.social

6 days ago

Trial pours cold water on current EV truck viability despite diesel price hike A 2.5-year trial of an electric truck in SA's forestry industry has concluded with the truck now parked, finding it was able to do the job but wasn't cost effective, even with high fuel prices. #road #transport #industry #renewable #energy #forestry #logging #timber

A 2.5-year trial of an electric truck in SA's forestry industry has concluded with the truck now parked, finding it was able to do the job but wasn't cost effective, even with high fuel prices. #road #transport #industry #renewable #energy #forestry #logging #timber

Climate, Ecology, War & More - Dr Glen Barry BigEarthData.ai

@bigearthdata.ai

6 days ago

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania's forests more flammable In 1967, catastrophic bushfires in Tasmania killed dozens of people – and very nearly destroyed Hobart. A year later, W.D. Jackson, Professor of Botany at the University of Tasmania, published a short but very influential article on why the fires were so bad. He suggested that after Tasmania’s wet eucalypt forests were burned by severe bushfires, there would be a high-risk period during their regrowth when they are at risk of severely burning again. This, Jackson theorised, was because regrowing saplings form a very dense canopy, with little distance between living leaves and the leaf litter and understorey plants able to ignite canopy fires. If a second fire sweeps through, he predicted the forests could be replaced with more fire-tolerant scrub. Was Jackson correct? Is regrowth truly more flammable? It’s very difficult to prove regrowth burns more intensely and accelerates bushfire spread, as it’s not practical to undertake neat, perfectly controlled experiments involving severe bushfires. But sometimes, scientists get lucky. We took advantage of a natural experiment in 2019, when a severe bushfire burned through a research site spanning old growth wet Tasmanian forests and logged areas of regrowth, giving us access to data before and after the fires. In...

We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania's forests more flammable
->The Conversation | More on "Logging increases Tasmania forest flammability" at BigEarthData.ai | #Logging #Forest

OpsMatters

@opsmatters.com

1 week ago

Sematext Monitoring, log management, transaction tracing, and real user monitoring. Finally together!

The latest update for #Sematext includes "Pull Request Velocity as a Proxy for #AI Usage for Software Development" and "#OpenTelemetry Production #Monitoring: What Breaks, and How to Prevent It".

#Logging #DevOps https://opsmtrs.com/2C3iVat

Peter Czanik

@pczanik.bsky.social

1 week ago

Central log collection - more than just compliance I often hear, even at security conferences that “no central log collection here” or “we have something due to compliance”. Central logging is more than just compliance. It makes logs easier to use, av...

I often hear, even at #security conferences that “no central log collection here” or “we have something due to compliance”. Central #logging is more than just #compliance. It makes logs easier to use, available and secure, thus making your life easier.
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OpsMatters

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1 week ago

Sentry Open-source error tracking that helps developers monitor and fix crashes in real time.

The latest update for #Sentry includes "#Logging in #Nextjs is hard (But it doesn't have to be)" and "Next.js #observability gaps and how to close them".

#monitoring #crashreporting #devops https://opsmtrs.com/3iY0BA3

Mark Jack

@markjackmilian.bsky.social

1 week ago

Learn how to enhance .NET app logs by adding a Correlation ID for improved traceability across distributed systems. Elevate your logging strategy today! #DotNet #Logging

Aussie News

@aussienews.bsky.social

1 week ago

Endangered palm cockatoo chick born in artificial nest a world first Scientists rejoice as adult birds enter an artificial hollow to feed and incubate the egg, before hatching and eventually flying away.  #endangered #protected #species #birds #conservation #rainforests #forestry #logging #timber #industry

Scientists rejoice as adult birds enter an artificial hollow to feed and incubate the egg, before hatching and eventually flying away.  #endangered #protected #species #birds #conservation #rainforests #forestry #logging #timber #industry