Logs Matter More Than Metrics

Posted by mathewpregasen on Thursday February 27, 2025 @05:11PM
from the hyperdx.io dept.

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Re:Logs Matter More Than Metrics by atharvap01 on Thursday February 27, 2025 @09:18PM (#43200959)

From logs you can derive the metrics

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Re:Logs Matter More Than Metrics by mikeshi42 on Thursday February 27, 2025 @10:27PM (#43201376)

agreed! or these days just aggregate them directly as if they were metrics

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Re:Logs Matter More Than Metrics by suraci on Friday February 28, 2025 @05:12AM (#43203912)

How do logs matter more than metrics? it's a meaningless conclusion unless we're talking about offline applications

They are different things for different purposes.

When I need to observe or be aware of abnormalities, I need metrics.

When I need to get into the details and the informational context, I need logs.

live services(webapi, gaming, etc) can not work without anyone of them

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