Monitor third-party applications

The following guides explain how to configure the Ops Agent to collect metrics from supported third-party applications. To see the full list of integrations that the Ops Agent supports, including the integrations that collect logs from third-party applications, go toMonitoring third-party applications.

For a walkthrough on how to use Ansible to install the Ops Agent, configurea third-party application, and install a sample dashboard, see theInstall the Ops Agent to troubleshoot third-party applications video.

The Cloud MonitoringMetrics Management page provides informationthat can help you control the amount you spend on billable metricswithout affecting observability. TheMetrics Management page reports thefollowing information:

  • Ingestion volumes for both byte- and sample-based billing, across metric domains and for individual metrics.
  • Data about labels and cardinality of metrics.
  • Number of reads for each metric.
  • Use of metrics in alerting policies and custom dashboards.
  • Rate of metric-write errors.

You can also use theMetrics Management page toexclude unneeded metrics,eliminating the cost of ingesting them.For more information about theMetrics Management page, seeView and manage metric usage.

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