Poor cloud performance can lead to various issues, from poorly performing apps to insecure databases, affecting customer engagement and business success.
Slack's 2021 major outage highlights the impact of underperforming cloud infrastructure on businesses in terms of financial losses and customer retention.
Key metrics for monitoring cloud performance include CPU utilization, IOPS, memory usage, latency, and bandwidth to optimize resource allocation.
Ways to improve cloud performance involve accurate provisioning, multi-cloud support, cloud-native architectures, infrastructure as code, and auto-scaling resources.
Top cloud monitoring tools like Dynatrace, DataDog, Redgate, Nagios, Grafana, ELK, and NewRelic help in efficiently monitoring and managing cloud infrastructure.
Challenges faced by organizations in cloud management include lack of resources, governance, security, software license management, and cloud spending.
Continuous assessment of cloud performance using appropriate metrics and tools is crucial for enhancing cloud effectiveness and overall application performance.