In Jay Greenberg's article from January 18, 2016, the evolution of network infrastructure is discussed, highlighting the challenges and solutions related to system logging and monitoring in modern, cloud-based environments. The text emphasizes the importance of self-monitoring systems and introduces the Beats platform, an open-source data shipper that integrates with Elasticsearch to streamline performance metrics and business reporting. Greenberg points out the inefficiencies of traditional polling methods, advocating for a more unified approach that leverages automation and configuration management technologies. The article details how Nagioscheckbeat can be configured to monitor services like Redis, and how Elastic’s Watcher plugin can alert users to critical system statuses, using examples of alert configurations and heartbeat monitoring. The integration of Elasticsearch with existing monitoring systems is presented as a secure and scalable solution, and the use of cloud services like Found and PagerDuty is recommended to simplify architecture and operations. The overall message is that by adopting modern tools and practices, businesses can achieve a stable and intelligent network infrastructure.