Word of the Day: time series chart

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time series chart A time series chart, also called a times series graph or time series plot, is a data visualization tool that illustrates data points at successive intervals of time. Each point on the chart corresponds to both a time and a quantity that is being measured. Generally, the horizontal axis of the chart or graph is used to plot increments of time and the vertical axis pinpoints values of the variable that is being measured. When the values are connected in chronological order by a straight line that creates a series of peaks and valleys, a time series chart may also be referred to as a fever chart.     A time series chart can be thought of as a series of snapshots that have been taken at regular intervals. The apples-to-apples comparison this type of chart provides makes it an ideal tool for executive dashboards that help end users quickly identify a trend, spot an outlier in a cyclical pattern or analyze how a key metric is changing over time. Quote of the Day "Time-series monitoring tools include the open source project Prometheus, which is popular among Kubernetes shops, as well as commercial offerings from InfluxData and Wavefront, the latter of which VMware acquired last year." - Beth Pariseau   Trending Terms fever chart data visualization advanced analytics log management database activity monitoring sparkline   Learning Center Time-series monitoring tools give high-resolution view of IT Time-series monitoring tools offer enterprise IT a more nuanced and multidimensional view of infrastructure than traditional tools. Prometheus 2.0 tweaks Kubernetes monitoring, data storage A rewritten storage engine in Prometheus 2.0 makes the open source utility more scalable and reliable for Kubernetes monitoring in production. What are some basics for monitoring microservices? Monitoring microservices deployments is an important task in the cloud. Amazon CloudWatch lets IT teams track performance and address issues using alarms or events. Basho: why the IoT needs a time series database NoSQL database company Basho is in update mode for its Riak TS product, which is now freely available on an open source basis -- for free. Log analysis tool keeps Washington Post news apps on time A log analysis tool integration with AWS Lambda helps The Washington Post's mobile app dev team stay on top of IT operations. Writing for Business The ability to visualize data is important now and will only become _______ in the future. a. more so b. moreso Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.