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The Life of a Metric

Follow a single metric through its whole life inside VictoriaMetrics: born as a counter in your process, exported over the wire, given an identity and an inverted-index entry, written through an LSM tree, compressed into columnar blocks on disk, read back by a rate() query, downsampled as it ages, and finally deleted when retention runs out.

vmagent: Key Features Explained in Under 15 Minutes

vmagent is a lightweight agent for collecting and forwarding metrics to remote storage. It supports relabeling, sharding, replication, aggregation, deduplication, and disk buffering to ensure reliable and efficient metric delivery.

When Metrics Meet vminsert: A Data-Delivery Story

vminsert acts as a gateway for incoming monitoring data. It receives data in different formats, processes it by parsing and adjusting labels, then uses memory buffers to send this data to storage nodes. It’s smart enough to always send the same type of data to the same storage node and can redirect data if a node isn’t working properly.

Introduction to Managed Monitoring

Learn about the different types of managed monitoring services available on the market, and why you might consider picking one of them to manage your monitoring infrastructure.

VictoriaMetrics slashes data storage bills by 90% with world’s most cost-efficient monitoring

We’re happy to share customer research today demonstrating that VictoriaMetrics is the world’s most cost-efficient monitoring solution! Read the post for details!

How ilert Can Help Enhance Your Monitoring With Its VictoriaMetrics Integration

The integration of VictoriaMetrics with ilert creates a seamless environment where real-time metrics are transformed into actionable alerts. Read this joint article for the details