From cc83fdc9c332ea1b2b97bd1583b6f0ee2277e80d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: juliusv Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2014 00:05:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Make README.md introduction less esoteric. --- README.md | 27 +++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 43c3f21ce..e59a6c02a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@ # Prometheus -Bedecke deinen Himmel, Zeus! A new kid is in town. +Prometheus is a systems and service monitoring system. Prometheus' main +distinguishing features as compared to other monitoring systems are: -Prometheus is a generic time series collection and computation server that is -useful in the following fields: +- a **multi-dimensional** data model (timeseries defined by metric name and set of key/value dimensions) +- a **flexible query language** to leverage this dimensionality +- no dependency on distributed storage; **single server nodes are autonomous** +- timeseries collection happens via a **pull model** over HTTP +- **pushing timeseries** is supported via an intermediary gateway +- targets are discovered via **service discovery** or **static configuration** +- multiple modes of **graphing and dashboarding support** +- **federation support** coming soon -* Industrial Experimentation / Real-Time Behavioral Validation / Software Release Qualification -* Econometric and Natural Sciences -* Operational Concerns and Monitoring - -The system is designed to collect telemetry from named targets on given -intervals, evaluate rule expressions, display the results, and trigger an -action if some condition is observed to be true. - -TODO: The above description is somewhat esoteric. Rephrase it into -something that tells normal people how they will usually benefit from -using Prometheus. +Prometheus collects metrics from configured targets at given intervals, +evaluates rule expressions, displays the results, and can trigger alerts +if some condition is observed to be true. ## Install