Monitoring Distributed Systems


Overview/Description
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

Principles and techniques are key in building a successful monitoring and alerting system. In this course, you'll explore the 'four golden signals' of monitoring while learning how to differentiate between symptoms and causes. You'll also learn about the guidelines for designing a monitoring system, questions to ask when creating rules for monitoring, and how to monitor for the long term.



Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Monitoring Distributed Systems

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • provide an overview of nodes and machines
  • provide an overview of root cause
  • differentiate between symptoms and causes
  • provide an overview of the 'four golden signals' of monitoring
  • describe the importance of focusing on monitoring traffic and how it applies to the four golden signals
  • describe the importance of focusing on the 'errors' metric and how it applies to the four golden signals
  • provide an overview of saturation and how it applies to the four golden signals
  • recognize strategies for effective monitoring and addressing mean values
  • choose an appropriate resolution for measurements
  • list guidelines to keep in mind when designing a monitoring system
  • determine the appropriate questions to ask when creating rules for your monitoring solution
  • recognize the importance of how decisions about monitoring are made with long terms goals
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course
  • Course Number:
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    Expertise Level
    Intermediate