Monitoring
Monitoring continuously collects and evaluates selected system states and functions. What it tells you depends on what is actually observed.
Monitoring is the continuous collection and evaluation of selected system states and functions. It can include technical measurements or checks of an intended workflow. Selection depends on the operational questions.
In a hypothetical portal, low processor usage can coincide with stalled order processing. Checking the last successful processing run would answer a different question from the CPU display. Both can help an investigation.
An indicator does not automatically explain its cause. Threshold selection, responses to anomalies and responsibility also need planning. A dashboard alone does not replace that work. Document the meaning a signal carries and which important function it does not cover.
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Related terms
- Service level indicator (SLI)An SLI is a clearly defined measure of an aspect of service quality that matters to users.
- Service level objective (SLO)An SLO sets a target for a defined service-quality measure over a stated period.
- Audit logAn audit log makes important application events traceable. Actor, action, affected object and outcome need to be readable together.
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