J-Fall 2023: Your Data, Your Rules: Tailoring application metrics with Micrometer – Susanne Pieterse

Are you tired of relying on generic metrics? Do your stakeholders ask for hard figures of application usage? Would you like to discover usage trends to predict the need for scaling? Imagine having the freedom to measure exactly what matters most to your business, making data-driven decisions with confidence. Welcome to the world of custom metrics with Micrometer and Spring Boot Actuator. In this talk, I uncover the potential of custom metrics. With custom metrics, you break free from the constraints of pre-defined measurements and gain the power to capture precisely what’s relevant to your application. Get ready to apply a data arsenal tailored to your specific goals. I’ll show you how to create the right kind of metric fitting your needs. I’ll also demonstrate how to use Spring Boot Actuator, Prometheus and Grafana to visualize these metrics. By the end of my talk, you’ll know how to impress your manager and stakeholders with a dashboard that provides them concrete evidence to support their proposals, ultimately streamlining operations and maximizing results.