MODERN NETWORK OBSERVABILITY a hands-on approach using open-source tools such as Telegraf, Prometheus, and Grafana
As modern IT services and software architectures such as microservices rely increasingly on network performance, the relevance of networks has never been greater. Network observability has emerged as a critical evolution of traditional monitoring, providing the deep visibility needed to manage today...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Birmingham, UK
Packt Publishing Ltd.
2024
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Collecting data, in practice
- Agent-based versus Agentless approach
- Network data collection methods
- Setting up the lab environment
- Summary
- Part 2: Building an Effective Observability Stack
- Chapter 4: Observability Stack Architecture
- The components of an observability platform
- The importance of a well-designed observability stack
- Why does an observability stack need to be well designed?
- What does it mean to be a well-designed platform?
- Understanding data pipelines for observability
- The versatility of data pipelines
- Unpacking ETL in data pipelines
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright and credits
- Dedication
- Foreword 1
- Foreword 2
- Contributors
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part 1: Understanding Monitoring and Observability
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Monitoring and Observability
- Defining network observability
- Network monitoring evolution
- What has worked so far
- Trends and requirements
- Network observability pillars
- Data quality
- Scalability and interoperability
- Actionable data
- Assisted analysis
- Benefits
- Summary
- Chapter 2: Role of Monitoring and Observability in Network Infrastructure
- Challenges and best practices
- Scalability
- Reliability
- Flexibility, extensibility, and customization
- Cost management
- Other tips and best practices
- Setting up a lab environment
- Lab scenarios
- Summary
- Chapter 5: Data Collectors
- A deep dive into data collectors
- Key characteristics
- A look into Telegraf
- Telegraf architecture
- Telegraf configuration
- Telegraf SNMP input plugin
- Telegraf synthetic monitoring input plugins
- Telegraf gNMI input plugin
- Telegraf exec input plugins
- A look into Logstash
- Logstash architecture
- Logstash syslog input
- Networking in the 2020s
- Technological changes
- Cultural changes
- Transforming data into information
- The importance of using business terms
- Defining KPIs
- From data to information
- Expectations for network observability
- Heterogeneous and enriched data
- Proactive role in network automation
- Full visibility of network state
- Faster, more accurate, and at scale
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Data's Role in Network Observability
- Network monitoring and telemetry
- Challenges of traditional network monitoring
- Network telemetry
- Network observability framework