Software Telemetry

13 Using more nonfile emitting techniques

This chapter covers

• Sending telemetry using sockets/datagrams
• Getting telemetry out of containers or FaaS
• Encrypting telemetry over datagrams

In this chapter, we cover emitting telemetry using additional methods other than files (section 2.1.1) or the standard output (also known as the console or stdout; section 2.1.3). Chapters 2 and 3 covered emitting techniques that also aren’t files or the standard output:

• The system logger, such as Syslog or Windows Event Log (section 2.1.2).

• Queues and streams (section 3.1.2), with chapter 8 giving complete sample architectures using queues and streams.

• SaaS APIs (section 3.1.3), useful for delegating Shipping- and Presentation-stage services to a third ...