Use Cases

Monitoring Service ingests data from various parts of your environment into a central system that is responsible for storage, aggregation, visualization, and initiating automated responses and alert when certain conditions are met.

Scenario 1: Application Performance Monitoring

Precondition

An e-commerce company wants to ensure its web application performs optimally, especially during peak traffic periods like holiday sales.

Solution

The Monitoring Service continuously tracks application metrics such as response time, error rates, and throughput. Custom alerts are set up to notify the IT team if response times exceed acceptable thresholds or if error rates spike.

Scenario 2: Infrastructure Monitoring

Precondition

A financial institution needs to monitor its server infrastructure to ensure high availability and reliability of its online banking services.

Solution

The Monitoring Service collects metrics from servers, such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk I/O, and network traffic. Dashboards in Grafana provide real-time visualization, and alerts are configured for resource utilization thresholds.

Scenario 3: Security Monitoring

Precondition

A healthcare provider needs to ensure the security and compliance of its systems that handle sensitive patient data.

Solution

The Monitoring Service tracks security-related metrics such as failed login attempts, unauthorized access attempts, and unusual network activity. Alerts are configured for suspicious activities, and detailed logs are stored for compliance audits.

Scenario 4: DevOps and Continuous Integration

Precondition

A software development team wants to monitor the performance and stability of applications throughout the CI/CD pipeline.

Solution

The Monitoring Service is integrated with the CI/CD tools to collect metrics from development, staging, and production environments. Metrics such as build times, deployment success rates, and test coverage are tracked and visualized in Grafana.

Scenario 5: IoT Device Monitoring

Precondition

A smart home company needs to monitor thousands of IoT devices deployed in customers homes to ensure they are functioning correctly.

Solution

The Monitoring Service collects metrics from IoT devices, such as battery levels, connectivity status, and sensor readings. Alerts are configured for critical metrics, and dashboards provide an overview of device health and performance.

Scenario 6: Business Metrics Monitoring

Precondition

A SaaS company wants to track key business metrics such as user sign-ups, subscription renewals, and revenue growth.

Solution

The Monitoring Service collects business-related metrics and integrates them into Grafana dashboards. Custom alerts are set up to notify the team of significant changes in business metrics.

Scenario 7: Network Monitoring

Precondition

An Internet Service Provider (ISP) needs to monitor its network infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance for its customers.

Solution

The Monitoring Service collects network metrics such as latency, packet loss, and bandwidth usage. Dashboards in Grafana provide real-time visualization of network performance, and alerts are configured for network anomalies.