Metrics, Dashboards, and Observability
Learn to collect meaningful metrics and build effective dashboards to monitor system health and performance.
Understanding System Health
In production, knowing the health of your systems is critical. This lesson explores how to gather meaningful data about your applications and infrastructure.
We'll cover how metrics provide numerical insights and how dashboards visualize this data, leading to better observability.
Data Points for Performance
Metrics are numerical measurements that describe system behavior or performance over time. Think of them as vital signs for your applications.
They help you track things like:
- How many requests your server handles
- The current CPU usage of a service
- The average response time for an API
By collecting metrics, you can spot trends and identify potential issues early.
All lessons in this course
- Structured Logging Best Practices
- Metrics, Dashboards, and Observability
- Designing Smart Alerting Strategies
- Log Aggregation and Retention Strategies