More than observation ｜ Alibaba cloud observable suite officially released

With the implementation of enterprise digital transformation , Business growth and IT The infrastructure is becoming more and more interconnected . Cloud Nativity not only reshapes the enterprise IT framework , It has also changed the operation and maintenance system and process .「 Observable 」 The idea came into being , And become a measurement enterprise IT An important standard of governance level . Small to problem location 、 Risk identification , Big to cost management 、 Business continuity governance and even business growth , Both rely on observable technology and data . so to speak , Observable in the era of digital transformation and cloud primordial , Play an important role .

6 month 22 Japan , The Chinese Academy of communications and communications is the guiding unit , Alibaba cloud 、Grafana Labs jointly sponsored by , Cloud native application platform 、 The first Alibaba cloud observable Technology Summit hosted by the Tianchi platform kicked off . Ding Yu, head of Alibaba cloud Intelligent Cloud native application platform, officially released Alibaba cloud observable suite （Alibaba Cloud Observability Suite,ACOS）, Let the value of observable data really go beyond observation .

meanwhile , This summit focuses on 「 Observable and open source 」 The theme , Invite AIA life 、 Aifu Road F6 Front line person in charge of the enterprise 、Grafana、Prometheus Project Leader , Present the audience with rich and practical wonderful sharing and discussion .

Based on their own practice , Alibaba cloud's judgment on observable trends

As the first batch of large-scale implementation of micro service architecture and DevOps The forerunner of , Alibaba cloud considers it as a downward connectivity infrastructure , An important component of the upward bearing business , Application is the best observation perspective in the cloud primary era , And has the following trends ：

Observability becomes a prerequisite for the release of cloud native dividends

Enterprises' requirements for operation and maintenance are no longer limited to passive problem discovery , But more timely 、 Take the initiative 、 Accurately identify problems and gain insight into causes , To prevent beforehand 、 Deal with in the matter 、 The second round provides the basis for decision-making . meanwhile , The types of application related observable data are constantly enriched , indicators 、 journal 、 event 、 Links are interconnected , The business value behind it is continuously released .

The trend of fragmentation observation has become , Excellent open source projects become the standard

With Kubernetes The core application layout technology is popular , Observable scenes and technologies bloom 、 Decentralized observation 、 Fragmentation observation has become a trend . among ,Prometheus、Grafana、OpenTelemetry And other excellent open source observable standards and implementations have become the mainstream .

Observability is the core element to ensure safe production and business continuity

It's not just about promoting support and daily rotation , How to focus on their own actual business needs , Create observable capabilities that meet business needs , Ensuring business continuity has become the focus of many SRE The team's business challenges .

More than observation , Ali observable suite officially released

Alicloud on 6 month 22 The Alibaba cloud observable suite was officially released on the th （Alibaba Cloud Observability Suite,ACOS）. Alibaba cloud's observable suite revolves around Prometheus service 、Grafana Service and link tracking service , Forming index storage analysis 、 Link storage analysis 、 Observable data layer for heterogeneous data source integration , At the same time, the standard PromQL and SQL, Provide data display , Alarm and data exploration capability . by IT Cost management 、 Enterprise risk governance 、 Intelligent operation and maintenance 、 Different scenarios such as business continuity guarantee endow data value , Let observable data really do more than observation .

Different from many third-party services or open source self built solutions , The Alibaba cloud observable suite enables multi-level connectivity , Break the data island in an all-round way , Mining the business value behind data .

Form a unified observation interface that is compatible with open source standards

And application real-time monitoring service ARMS Application layer monitoring （APM）、 Front end experience monitoring （RUM）、 be based on eBPF technology K8s monitor 、 Cloud monitoring and other Alibaba cloud self-developed observable products are connected in two directions , Combine observable data with analytical capabilities in an open standard （PromQL)、 Unified open interface （Grafana） Provide to users in the form of , It is convenient for users to re integrate and re process .ARMS And fully support OpenTelemetry SDK Enhance the user-defined embedded point .

Downward connection to Alibaba cloud observable data storage products

Unified logging services SLS、Elasticsearch Services and other observable data storage , And scattered in heterogeneous data storage facilities （ Such as Clickhouse、Lindorm、RDS） Observable data , Realize the seamless exploration between observable data source management and heterogeneous data .

Horizontally connect all Alibaba cloud application control products and middleware products

Alibaba cloud controls all applications （EDAS、SAE、ACK、FC etc. ） Fully embrace open source observable standards with middleware products , And connected to the observable kit . at present , Already exceeded 50 Alibaba cloud cloud services passed Prometheus Standard for observation .

Embrace open source Ecology , Vigorously develop ecological partners

Alibaba cloud is the leader in the field of observability in China , Do not try to solve all problems with one-stop products or solutions . Alibaba cloud actively embraces the open source ecosystem , Provide Prometheus Monitoring service 、Grafana service 、 compatible OpenTelemetry、Skywalking And other mainstream open source protocols , Jointly form a new generation of Alibaba cloud observable suite . Use standardized techniques to connect stocks down 、 Fragmented observable data , Upward help customers form their own unique 、 Observable solutions without vendor lock-in , Achieve real customer success .

While embracing open source standards , We actively feed the observable open source community .Java Diagnose open source tools Arthas It has become one of the most popular open source tools in the field of observability , Self developed high-performance observable data collector iLogtail With the efforts of many developers , It has gradually become a world-class open source observable data collector .

In order to provide more 、 High quality 、 Low threshold observable services and capabilities , Alibaba cloud vigorously develops ecological partners . since 2017 Year and Elastic Company cooperation , Work together to create standards 、 reliable 、 Low cost full observation scene storage and analysis products Elasticsearch. Past year , Alibaba cloud and Grafana Labs、 Borui data 、 Harmony cloud 、 Kangaroo cloud and other enterprises have reached strategic cooperation , Seamless integration with Alibaba cloud's self-developed observable system , Bring excellent products and technical services that lead the industry standard to Alibaba cloud's massive customers .

Alibaba cloud observable suite is well recognized by the industry

Alibaba cloud can observe with its complete product capabilities and good ecological integration capabilities , And excellent cost advantage , It has been highly recognized by domestic and foreign industry organizations . Alibaba cloud application real time monitoring service ARMS This year, it obtained the first batch of advanced level certification of observable products from China Academy of communications . meanwhile , Alibaba cloud has entered... For two consecutive years Gartner APM And the observable Magic Quadrant , This year, it became the only Chinese manufacturer selected .

The age when everything is cloud , Observability makes cloud computing easier to use and more efficient , It also maximizes the business value of observable data .“ Observational force ” Has become every IT People's essential core competitiveness . More than observation , Observable help enterprises analyze 、 Insight into and implementation of high-quality decision-making and business innovation . Alibaba cloud will continue to promote the evolution and implementation of observable technologies , Help enterprises truly realize high-quality digital transformation and innovation .

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