There are many design choices to consider when we build our monitoring environment for high-frequency monitoring. How to minimize performance impact? What are the data retention policies with storage space in mind? What are the available out-of-the-box features to solve these potential problems? In this blog post, we will discuss when you should use preprocessing […]

Restrict access to sensitive information by defining Zabbix agent item Allow and Deny lists. Zabbix agent enables Zabbix users to collect a multitude of metrics. In some environments collection of a particular metric should be restricted to prevent access to confidential data. Zabbix Agent Allow and Deny lists enable users to define flexible metric collection […]

Track TLS/SSL certificate validity and expiration using the new Zabbix agent 2 template. Previously, Zabbix users had to rely on custom scripts to monitor website certificates as there was no native out-of-the-box solution to check TLS or SSL certificate validity and expiration date. This problem has been solved with the introduction of the new WebCertificate […]

Have you recently updated your Zabbix environment but are still wondering – why haven’t the templates been updated? Where can I obtain the latest official Zabbix templates, and how should I update them? In this blog post, we will discuss why it is vital to keep your templates up to date and how we the […]

Automate pattern detection in collected values. The new find history function provides multiple ways of searching for patterns in collected data. Previously, Zabbix had multiple trigger functions for detecting string patterns – str, regexp, and iregexp. To simplify the history analysis, they were merged into a single Find function. In Zabbix 5.4 release, we have […]

We continue to introduce you to the speakers of Zabbix Summit Online 2021. Our next guest is Brian van Baekel – a known Zabbix evangelist and trainer who has educated hundreds of students on all the nuances of working with our monitoring system.