How to Get Started with Metrics?
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An introduction to measuring and observing application metrics using Micrometer for instrumentation, InfluxDB for storing time-series data, and Grafana for visualization. Covers how to collect RPS per endpoint, track common error statuses, and measure business process durations, with practical hints aimed at beginners who haven’t worked with metrics before.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Metrics introduction
- 1:31Metric types
- 3:57InfluxDB Time Series
- 8:13InfluxDB queries and Flux
- 16:58Micrometer for Java
- 24:36Micrometer metric types
- 33:05Telegraf for system metrics
- 34:10Grafana dashboards
- 42:24Metrics best practices
- 47:51Q&A
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