What is Hosted Graphite?
Hosted Graphite is a cloud monitoring platform that processes billions of datapoints daily, providing engineers with beautiful graphs and dashboards for visualizing metrics. The service collects data from various sources through programming languages or libraries, organizing metrics with advanced data views and filtering capabilities. It offers actionable alerting with notifications via multiple channels including PagerDuty, Slack, and email, along with a full alert history for incident tracking.
The platform emphasizes automation and control through comprehensive APIs that allow modification of dashboards, aggregation rules, and event annotations. Collaboration features include granular dashboard permissions, team sharing options, and Single Sign-On (SSO) support via SAML. Hosted Graphite integrates with numerous tools including AWS, GitHub, Slack, Heroku, and various Amazon Web Services, while providing deeply technical support from engineers.
Features
- Metric Collection: Send data via programming languages or libraries with advanced data views and filtering
- Alert System: Get notifications via multiple channels with full alert history for incident tracking
- API Control: Modify dashboards, aggregation rules, and event annotations through comprehensive APIs
- Collaboration Tools: Share dashboards with granular permissions and SSO support via SAML
- Integration Ecosystem: Connect with AWS, GitHub, Slack, Heroku, and numerous Amazon Web Services
Use Cases
- Monitoring application performance metrics
- Tracking infrastructure health and system statistics
- Setting up alert systems for production incidents
- Creating shared dashboards for team collaboration
- Integrating monitoring data with existing DevOps tools
FAQs
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What happens if I exceed my metric limit?
If you consistently go over your metric limit, data points will be dropped. The platform sends notifications when you approach your limit and offers support to help manage metrics or find a suitable plan. -
How long does it take for metrics to become visible after sending?
It takes about one minute for metric data to be available for visualization once received, with subsequent data added immediately. -
Can I export my data from Hosted Graphite?
Yes, regular backups to an S3 bucket or on-demand exports are available, as the platform emphasizes user data ownership and control through APIs. -
What support options are available?
Email and live chat support are provided for all plans, with experienced engineers offering quick responses and technical support meetings. -
Where is metric data stored?
Data is stored in ISO:27001 and SOC2 certified data centers in Germany, using clustered database systems with three redundant copies for fault tolerance.
