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diff --git a/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md b/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md index 96ae4d99..b08a265a 100644 --- a/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md +++ b/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ -<!-- -title: "Distributed data architecture" -description: "Netdata's distributed data architecture stores metrics on individual nodes for high performance and scalability using all your granular metrics." -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md" -sidebar_label: "Distributed data architecture" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_topic_type: "Concepts" -learn_rel_path: "Concepts" ---> - # Distributed data architecture -Netdata uses a distributed data architecture to help you collect and store per-second metrics from any number of nodes. +Learn how Netdata's distributed data architecture enables us to store metrics on the edge nodes for security, high performance and scalability. + +This way, it helps you collect and store per-second metrics from any number of nodes. Every node in your infrastructure, whether it's one or a thousand, stores the metrics it collects. Netdata Cloud bridges the gap between many distributed databases by _centralizing the interface_ you use to query and -visualize your nodes' metrics. When you [look at charts in Netdata Cloud](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/visualize/interact-dashboards-charts.md) +visualize your nodes' metrics. When you [look at charts in Netdata Cloud](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/visualize/interact-new-charts.md) , the metrics values are queried directly from that node's database and securely streamed to Netdata Cloud, which proxies them to your browser. @@ -77,16 +69,7 @@ When you use the database engine to store your metrics, you can always perform a Netdata Cloud does not store metric values. To enable certain features, such as [viewing active alarms](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/monitor/view-active-alarms.md) -or [filtering by hostname/service](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/cloud/war-rooms#node-filter), Netdata Cloud does +or [filtering by hostname/service](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/cloud/war-rooms.md), Netdata Cloud does store configured alarms, their status, and a list of active collectors. Netdata does not and never will sell your personal data or data about your deployment. - -## What's next? - -You can configure the Netdata Agent to store days, weeks, or months worth of distributed, per-second data by -[configuring the database engine](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/store/change-metrics-storage.md). Use our calculator to determine the system -resources required to retain your desired amount of metrics, and expand or contract the database by editing a single -setting. - - |