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Automated root cause analysis with Watchdog RCA

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Date Published
Author
Brooke Chen, Othmane Abou-Amal
Word Count
809
Company Posts That Month
10
Language
English
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No
Summary

Watchdog has made its Root Cause Analysis (RCA) feature available in general availability, allowing users to automatically identify the root cause of anomalies and critical failures in their applications and infrastructure. This hands-free approach enables users to resolve problems faster than ever, reducing mean time to resolution (MTTR). Watchdog RCA maps applications and infrastructure, understanding how they interact, and uses this knowledge to identify probable root causes and surface resulting critical failures. The feature can detect a range of root causes, including problematic code changes, increased traffic from clients, AWS instance failures, and disk capacity issues. Additionally, Watchdog Impact Analysis assesses the end-user impact of issues, allowing users to prioritize troubleshooting efforts based on which services are affecting the most users. By automating root cause analysis, users can resolve issues quickly, minimizing their effect on the end-user experience.

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