From 81581f9719bc56f01d5aa08952671d65fda9867a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Mon, 8 May 2023 18:27:08 +0200 Subject: Merging upstream version 1.39.0. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md | 27 +++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md') diff --git a/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md b/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md index 96ae4d999..b08a265a3 100644 --- a/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md +++ b/docs/store/distributed-data-architecture.md @@ -1,20 +1,12 @@ - - # 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. - - -- cgit v1.2.3