Prometheus
Prometheus is a powerful, open-source monitoring and alerting system for time-series data.
Description
Prometheus is a leading open-source monitoring and alerting system that allows for the collection and visualization of time-series data. It uses a highly dimensional data model, where time series are identified by metric names and key-value pairs. It features a powerful query language, PromQL, enabling efficient slicing and dicing of data. Prometheus supports multiple visualization modes, including a built-in expression browser, Grafana integration, and a console template language. Efficient storage is achieved through a custom format storing data in memory and on disk, allowing for scaling through sharding and federation. Alerts are defined using PromQL, managed by an Alertmanager, and support dimensional information for precise notification and silencing.
Features
Key features include a highly dimensional data model for storing time-series data, a powerful query language (PromQL) for data analysis, multiple visualization options including Grafana integration, efficient local storage and scaling mechanisms, a flexible alerting system with dimensional information, and a wide range of client libraries and integrations. It's entirely open-source, community-driven, and built with Go for easy deployment. Its architecture focuses on reliability and independence of servers.
Benefits
Prometheus offers several key benefits including improved observability, enabling proactive identification of performance bottlenecks and issues. Its powerful query language allows for in-depth analysis of metrics. The flexible alerting system reduces downtime by providing timely alerts. Its open-source nature fosters collaboration and community support, and multiple client libraries and integrations support seamless instrumentation of various services and existing infrastructure. Efficient storage and sharding ensure scalability. The simplicity of operation and Go-based deployment reduce operational overhead.
Links
- Home: https://prometheus.io/
- Source code: https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus
Details
- Open Source: ✅
- European: ❌