monitoring-ops
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SKILL.md
Monitoring Operations
Comprehensive observability patterns covering the three pillars (metrics, logging, tracing), alerting strategies, dashboard design, and infrastructure monitoring for production systems.
Three Pillars Quick Reference
Use this table to decide which observability signal fits your need:
| Pillar | Best For | Tools | Data Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metrics | Aggregated numeric measurements, trends, alerting on thresholds | Prometheus, Datadog, CloudWatch, StatsD | Time-series (numeric) |
| Logs | Discrete events, error details, audit trails, debugging context | Loki, ELK, CloudWatch Logs, Fluentd | Unstructured/structured text |
| Traces | Request flow across services, latency breakdown, dependency mapping | Jaeger, Tempo, Zipkin, Datadog APM | Span trees (structured) |
When to use which: