Latency Monitoring Metrics: Why Average Is Not a Good Measure

Explore the importance of accurate latency monitoring metrics in this 10-minute video. Learn why average latency is an inadequate measure and discover more effective ways to assess system performance. Understand the concept of latency, its impact on operations, and the significance of examining latency distributions. Gain insights into how to properly analyze and interpret latency data to uncover true system behavior and potential issues. Dive into detailed examples and grasp the importance of not hiding critical information when monitoring latency in complex systems.

- Introduction
- What is latency
- Average latency
- Why average is not good
- Max latency
- Average hides impact
- True impact
- Operations for a complete interaction
- Don't hide the detail
- Latency distributions
- Diving into detail as example
- Summary