SaaS solutions
SaaS monitoring solutions are the easiest (and most expensive) to use. In most cases, what you’ll need to do is install and configure a small daemon (agent) on your servers or inside a cluster. And there you go, all your monitoring data is visible within minutes. SaaS is great if your team doesn’t have the capacity to implement other solutions but your budget allows you to use one. Here are some more popular applications for handling your monitoring, tracing, and logging needs.
Datadog
Datadog is a monitoring and analytics platform that provides visibility into the performance and health of applications, infrastructure, and networks. It was founded in 2010 by Olivier Pomel and Alexis Lê-Quôc and is headquartered in New York City, with offices around the world. According to Datadog’s financial report for the fiscal year 2021 (ending December 31, 2021), their total revenue was $2.065 billion, which represents a 60% increase from the...