Monitoring systems are software tools or platforms that allow you to observe and track the performance, health, and behavior of various components within a system, network, or application.
Monitoring systems are widely used in various real-world applications and industries to track and manage the performance, safety, and efficiency of different processes and environments.
The data from monitoring systems can be outputted, logged or transmitted for further processing.
Data from a monitoring system can be output in a number of ways:
A simple dashboard example. Source: Wikipedia
Monitoring systems often capture detailed logs and event records, which are essential for audit trails, troubleshooting, and compliance.
These logs are usually written to a log file as txt or structured CSV data and can provide a comprehensive history of system activities, errors, and security-related events, depending on the data that needs to be logged.
Example log file.
Many monitoring systems contain built in alerting systems that issue alerts or warning when certain conditions are met.