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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2021-02-07 11:49:00 +0000
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+<!--
+title: "1s granularity"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/why-netdata/1s-granularity.md
+-->
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# 1s granularity
High resolution metrics are required to effectively monitor and troubleshoot systems and applications.
diff --git a/docs/why-netdata/README.md b/docs/why-netdata/README.md
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+title: "Why Netdata"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/why-netdata/README.md
+-->
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# Why Netdata
> Any performance monitoring solution that does not go down to per second
@@ -6,19 +11,19 @@
Netdata is built around 4 principles:
-1. **[Per second data collection for all metrics.](1s-granularity.md)**
+1. **[Per second data collection for all metrics.](/docs/why-netdata/1s-granularity.md)**
_It is impossible to monitor a 2 second SLA, with 10 second metrics._
-2. **[Collect and visualize all the metrics from all possible sources.](unlimited-metrics.md)**
+2. **[Collect and visualize all the metrics from all possible sources.](/docs/why-netdata/unlimited-metrics.md)**
_To troubleshoot slowdowns, we need all the available metrics. The console should not provide more metrics._
-3. **[Meaningful presentation, optimized for visual anomaly detection.](meaningful-presentation.md)**
+3. **[Meaningful presentation, optimized for visual anomaly detection.](/docs/why-netdata/meaningful-presentation.md)**
_Metrics are a lot more than name-value pairs over time. The monitoring tool should know all the metrics. Users should not!_
-4. **[Immediate results, just install and use.](immediate-results.md)**
+4. **[Immediate results, just install and use.](/docs/why-netdata/immediate-results.md)**
_Most of our infrastructure is standardized. There is no point to configure everything metric by metric._
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+title: "Immediate results"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/why-netdata/immediate-results.md
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# Immediate results
Most of our infrastructure is based on standardized systems and applications.
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+title: "Meaningful presentation"
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# Meaningful presentation
Metrics are a lot more than name-value pairs over time. It is just not practical to require from all users to have a deep understanding of all metrics for monitoring their systems and applications.
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1. Has a deep understanding of IT architectures and is a skillful SysAdmin.
2. Is a superb Network Administrator (can even read and understand the Linux kernel networking stack).
-3. Is a exceptional database administrator.
+3. Is an exceptional database administrator.
4. Is fluent in software engineering, capable of understanding the internal workings of applications.
5. Masters Data Science, statistical algorithms and is fluent in writing advanced mathematical queries to reveal the meaning of metrics.
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+title: "Unlimited metrics"
+custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/why-netdata/unlimited-metrics.md
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# Unlimited metrics
All metrics are important and all metrics should be available when you need them.