DevOps & CloudIntermediate
Monitoring
PronunciationMON-ih-ter-ing
Definition
Watching the health of a system with numbers and alerts, such as errors, speed, and CPU use, to catch problems early.
Where you hear it
Production support and on-call work.
Examples
Monitoring alerted us before any customer noticed the problem.
Set up an alert when the error rate goes above 2%.
Common mistake
Creating so many alerts that everyone ignores them. Alert only on things that need action.