Monitoring & Logging (Observability in GCP)

Imagine your app is running in the cloud

Suddenly:

• Users complain it’s slow
• Errors start appearing
• You don’t know what’s wrong

Without visibility, fixing issues is almost impossible

Now imagine this instead…

You see CPU usage in real time
You get alerts when something fails
You check logs to find exact errors

That’s the power of Monitoring & Logging

What is Monitoring & Logging?

Monitoring

Tracks system performance using metrics like:

• CPU usage
• Memory usage
• Network traffic

Logging

Records events and activities such as:

• Errors
• Requests
• System events

Together, they provide observability

GCP Tools for Observability

Monitoring vs Logging

Technical Example (View Logs)

Fetch logs from VM

Setting Alerts

You can create alerts for:

• High CPU usage
• Server downtime
• Error spikes

GCP notifies you instantly

1. Website Monitoring

• Detect downtime
• Ensure availability

2. Error Debugging

• Find root cause quickly

3. Performance Optimization

• Identify bottlenecks

4. Security Monitoring

• Detect suspicious activity