Remote IT support has become one of the most effective solutions in the globalization age. Setting aside the obvious practical reasons – different time zones, smaller wages in the developing countries, faster response time, and so on – we may say that it was an inevitable change. The new generation cares more about their wellbeing and comfort.
At Sentry, we practice continuous delivery, which means that code can be released as soon as it’s merged into the main branch. This allows us to iterate quickly on our product, making new features, bug fixes, configuration changes, and experiments available in production as frequently as possible. We merge over 700 pull requests a month.
Prometheus is a powerful open-source monitoring system that can collect metrics from various sources and store them in a time-series database. It is widely used in the industry to monitor and alert the health of applications, servers, and other infrastructure components. In this article, we will provide a practical introduction to Prometheus monitoring and cover the essential concepts and features that you need to know to get started.
