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System performance analytics

Implement comprehensive monitoring and analysis of system performance

Develop a holistic approach to understanding and optimizing system performance through data collection, analysis, and visualization.

105 minutes
analysis

Overview

Develop a holistic approach to understanding and optimizing system performance through data collection, analysis, and visualization.

Learning objectives

  • Identify critical performance metrics
  • Set up monitoring infrastructure
  • Create performance baselines
  • Develop optimization strategies

Instructions

Build a comprehensive system for tracking and improving application performance.

Steps

1

Map architecture

25 minutes

Map system architecture and bottlenecks

2

Define SLOs

20 minutes

Define performance SLIs and SLOs

3

Implement monitoring

30 minutes

Implement monitoring and alerting

4

Create dashboards

20 minutes

Create performance dashboards

5

Document playbooks

10 minutes

Document optimization playbooks

Pro tips

  • •Monitor end-to-end user experiences
  • •Track both technical and business metrics
  • •Use percentiles not just averages
  • •Correlate performance with business outcomes

Example outcome

A comprehensive performance monitoring system with real-time dashboards, automated alerting, and clear optimization paths.

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