Summary
In this chapter, we have learned what it takes to set up good monitoring by defining the monitoring process on different layers and by deciding what we should monitor in our environments. We have learned that it's better to have end-to-end monitoring in place, looking at systems the way the end user would experience the behavior of these systems.
We have studied the OSI model and have gained an understanding of how monitoring can retrieve data from the various layers. We have learned that we need to consolidate and interpret monitored data to make it valuable to a business, enabling it to be used to make business decisions. We now also should have an understanding of the concept of the single-pane-of-glass view.
We are now able to decide how we will monitor systems. We are also able to tell the difference between different monitoring systems and methods of monitoring. Lastly, we have learned about the various options that cloud providers offer and how we can use...