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More discussion of monitoring solutions

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#259 opened on Oct 25, 2016

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help wantedsec: Managing Servers and Applications

Description

APM and visualization both.

We really need some extension to the section discussing monitoring. Open source and (major) SaaS offerings in APM, visualization, etc. And how they compete/complement CloudWatch.

Also some links in general on monitoring, as well as possibly some comparisons, e.g. http://blog.takipi.com/datadog-vs-signalfx-vs-new-relic-vs-wavefront-which-dashboard-should-you-choose/

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Tech stack
aws
Domain
documentationcloudobservability
Issue type
documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with AWS CloudWatchKnowledge of APM and visualization tools
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
80
Research direction
Review the existing 'Visibility' section in the README.md. Explore the linked blog post about monitoring tools. Identify popular open source APM solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) and how they compare to CloudWatch. Propose a structured comparison and add links to relevant resources.