Improving edge solution

In this section, we describe some of the monitoring challenges caused by the unique nature of edge topologies. To overcome these challenges and improve the performance of such edge solutions, the solution architect must be aware of how the designed solution should operate and how it is operating. There are the infrastructure components in the solution and there are edge applications running on those components. Different personas are interested in knowing how the two are performing - the Ops team and the developers.

Monitoring challenges at the edge

It might seem obvious, but the operations team must review the current solution and take stock of the current state of all the components involved, especially the network components. Then, they must understand what the desired state is and get insights across all the components. In most cases, this should all be done in real time so that changes can be made without any interruption of service.

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