Observability and Monitoring Architecture Template
Documenting the observability stack: logs, metrics, traces, alerting, dashboards, and operational ownership
The Observability and Monitoring Architecture template provides a structured approach to documenting the observability stack: logs, metrics, traces, alerting, dashboards, and operational ownership.
Template Sections
This template includes 7 sections.
Observability Strategy
Describe the observability strategy: the three pillars (logs, metrics, traces), the tooling choices, and the coverage...
Observability Architecture Diagram
Diagram section
Observability Components
Document each observability component: its role (collection, storage, visualisation, alerting), the data it handles,...
Key Infrastructure Metrics
Define the key metrics: CPU utilisation, memory pressure, disk I/O, network throughput, error rates, and latency...
Monitoring SLAs
Define the monitoring SLAs: maximum time from event to alert, dashboard refresh frequency, log retention periods, and...
Alert Management
Document the alerting strategy: alert routing, escalation paths, on-call rotation, alert fatigue mitigation, and...
Observability Risks
Document risks: monitoring blind spots, alert fatigue, insufficient log retention, missing traces for critical paths,...
Section Details
Block Types Used
| Section | Block Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Observability Strategy | Rich Text | Describe the observability strategy: the three pillars (logs, metrics, traces),... |
| Observability Architecture Diagram | Diagram | Diagram section |
| Observability Components | Component Responsibility | Document each observability component: its role (collection, storage,... |
| Key Infrastructure Metrics | Metric Display | Define the key metrics: CPU utilisation, memory pressure, disk I/O, network... |
| Monitoring SLAs | SLA Definition | Define the monitoring SLAs: maximum time from event to alert, dashboard refresh... |
| Alert Management | Operational Note | Document the alerting strategy: alert routing, escalation paths, on-call... |
| Observability Risks | Risk | Document risks: monitoring blind spots, alert fatigue, insufficient log... |
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