What integration data source does NetApp Cloud Insights utilize for data collection?

NetApp Cloud Insights primarily utilizes Telegraf for data collection as its integration data source. Telegraf is an open-source agent designed to collect metrics and events from various sources and send them to various outputs, including cloud monitoring tools. It is part of the TICK stack (Telegraf, InfluxDB, Chronograf, and Kapacitor) and is specifically built for performance monitoring and metrics collection, making it well-suited for environments that need robust data collection capabilities.

Telegraf can gather data from various sources, including databases, systems, and services, and it supports a wide variety of input plugins for different data collection needs. This flexibility and capability to efficiently capture and aggregate metrics align perfectly with the objectives of NetApp Cloud Insights, which seeks to provide a comprehensive view of cloud infrastructure performance.

Other options like Apache Kafka, Grafana, and StatsD serve different purposes. Apache Kafka is primarily a distributed messaging system, Grafana is known for its data visualization capabilities but requires a data source to visualize data from, and StatsD is a simple way to collect metrics and send them to monitoring systems. While all these tools have their unique roles in the ecosystem, Telegraf stands out as the direct source used by NetApp