Basic Monitoring Tools
Basic monitoring tools are software applications or services used to track the performance, availability, and health of IT systems, applications, and infrastructure in real-time. They typically collect metrics like CPU usage, memory consumption, network traffic, and error rates, providing alerts and dashboards for operational oversight. These tools help developers and operations teams detect issues early, ensure system reliability, and maintain service-level agreements (SLAs).
Developers should learn and use basic monitoring tools to proactively identify performance bottlenecks, debug production issues, and ensure application uptime, which is critical for user experience and business continuity. They are essential in DevOps and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices, enabling automated monitoring of cloud services, microservices, and containerized environments to support scalable and resilient systems.