Apache SkyWalking Description
A specialized application performance monitoring tool tailored for distributed systems, particularly optimized for microservices, cloud-native environments, and containerized architectures like Kubernetes. One SkyWalking cluster has the capacity to collect and analyze over 100 billion pieces of telemetry data. It boasts capabilities for log formatting, metric extraction, and the implementation of diverse sampling policies via a high-performance script pipeline. Additionally, it allows for the configuration of alarm rules that can be service-centric, deployment-centric, or API-centric. The tool also has the functionality to forward alarms and all telemetry data to third-party services. Furthermore, it is compatible with various metrics, traces, and logs from established ecosystems, including Zipkin, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Zabbix, and Fluentd, ensuring seamless integration and comprehensive monitoring across different platforms. This adaptability makes it an essential tool for organizations looking to optimize their distributed systems effectively.
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Company:
Apache
Year Founded:
1954
Headquarters:
United States
Website:
skywalking.apache.org
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