What Is JSON? By @TrevParsons | @DevOpsSummit [#DevOps]

One of the most common questions we get asked by customers is: “What’s the best way to log my data?” My answer is always: "log using JSON format wherever possible.” The next question we often get asked – (but not as much)… Yeah JSON, …Hmmm, what is JSON again? So JSON is: So JSON is: JavaScript Object Notation. But put simply, this is a way that data can be stored in a structured format, where each piece of data will usually have an identifier (known as a key) and a value (which can be in multiple formats). It also can have a nested structure where a key can have multiple children (keys) etc. It is often referred to as a JavaScript version of XML.

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