Alert-Only Monitoring vs Continuous Monitoring
Developers should use Alert-Only Monitoring in scenarios where resource constraints, cost efficiency, or simplicity are priorities, such as in small-scale applications, edge computing, or environments with limited storage meets developers should learn and implement continuous monitoring to ensure application health, quickly identify and resolve production issues, and improve user experience. Here's our take.
Alert-Only Monitoring
Developers should use Alert-Only Monitoring in scenarios where resource constraints, cost efficiency, or simplicity are priorities, such as in small-scale applications, edge computing, or environments with limited storage
Alert-Only Monitoring
Nice PickDevelopers should use Alert-Only Monitoring in scenarios where resource constraints, cost efficiency, or simplicity are priorities, such as in small-scale applications, edge computing, or environments with limited storage
Pros
- +It is ideal for detecting immediate problems that require urgent intervention, like server downtime or security breaches, without the complexity of full observability setups
- +Related to: observability, incident-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Continuous Monitoring
Developers should learn and implement Continuous Monitoring to ensure application health, quickly identify and resolve production issues, and improve user experience
Pros
- +It is essential for modern cloud-native and microservices architectures where systems are dynamic and distributed, making manual monitoring impractical
- +Related to: devops, site-reliability-engineering
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Alert-Only Monitoring if: You want it is ideal for detecting immediate problems that require urgent intervention, like server downtime or security breaches, without the complexity of full observability setups and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Continuous Monitoring if: You prioritize it is essential for modern cloud-native and microservices architectures where systems are dynamic and distributed, making manual monitoring impractical over what Alert-Only Monitoring offers.
Developers should use Alert-Only Monitoring in scenarios where resource constraints, cost efficiency, or simplicity are priorities, such as in small-scale applications, edge computing, or environments with limited storage
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