Posts in Log Analytics

Logstash DB Enrichment - Tips and Traps!

Blog Post Publish Date: 2025/02/16

In this blog post, I share my experiences with Logstash log enrichment using a database. I’ll cover some hidden behaviors and the importance of configuring the JDBC connection string parameters to avoid mysterious problems that are hard to replicate and not clearly documented. These tips come from real-world scenarios and aren’t always obvious in the official documentation. I hope they help you save hours of troubleshooting and searching through forums.

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OpenSearch Concepts - Index and Shards

Blog Post Publish Date: 2025/01/05

OpenSearch is a powerful platform, but having a solid understanding of its basic concepts is essential for a seamless experience with the stack. In this blog post, we’ll cover one of the most fundamental aspects of OpenSearch administration: Indices and Shards.

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Logstash Sniffing: Improving Log Ingestion in OpenSearch Scalable Clusters

Blog Post Publish Date: 2024/06/08

This blog post outlines an optimize log ingestion in OpenSearch using Logstash. It will address a common issue related to shipping logs to scalable OpenSearch clusters and provide an effective solution to enhance resource utilization.

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Logstash Modular Pipelines: An Elegant Structure for Code Reusability and Duplication Avoiding

Blog Post Publish Date: 2023/11/12

This blog post explores a Logstash pipelines structure to mitigate code duplicated and presents an elegant method for reusing code section across multiple pipelines.

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