Eventmonitors
Eventmonitors are software components that observe streams of events within an information system to track activity, detect anomalies, and support operational decision making. They focus on real-time or near-real-time observation of events such as errors, state transitions, requests, transactions, and performance metrics, rather than solely collecting static logs.
Key capabilities of eventmonitors include capturing events from instrumentation, filtering to relevant signals, correlating events across
Architectures for eventmonitors commonly involve an event source layer (instrumented applications, infrastructure monitors, or external services),
Types of eventmonitors include health monitors (uptime, resource usage), performance monitors (latency, throughput), security monitors (access
Challenges include noise management, false positives, evolving event schemas, data privacy considerations, and scaling to high