You are responsible for a system that supports time-sensitive workflows, and the team needs a clear way to monitor performance without drowning in dashboards. Some metrics help catch issues quickly, while others show whether reliability problems are affecting downstream outcomes over time.
What metrics do you consider essential for monitoring system performance?
Choosing a small set of meaningful KPIsSeparating leading indicators from lagging indicatorsConnecting service-level metrics to business or mission outcomesUsing metric decomposition to diagnose performance issues