Librato, now part of SolarWinds Observability, is a cloud-based monitoring and visualization platform designed for tracking application performance, system behavior, and usage metrics in real-time. It enables developers and IT teams to collect and analyze data from various services, applications, and infrastructure using customizable dashboards and alerts. By integrating Librato with Frends iPaaS, organizations can automate monitoring workflows, respond to alerts, and synchronize performance analytics with other business systems, enabling better decision-making and operational efficiency.

Business use cases

Automated alert response workflows

Frends workflows can integrate Librato with incident management tools like PagerDuty, ServiceNow, or Jira Service Management. For example, when Librato detects a system issue or breaches a threshold, Frends can automatically create an incident in the ticketing system and escalate it to the appropriate IT team while including detailed context on the issue.

Integration with monitoring tools

Organizations often use multiple monitoring solutions. Frends can integrate Librato with tools like Datadog, Prometheus, or AWS CloudWatch to consolidate metric tracking and events. For example, Frends workflows can aggregate performance metrics from Librato and other platforms, allowing unified dashboards and real-time issue tracking.

Custom notifications for performance metrics

Frends workflows can integrate Librato with communication platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, or email to notify stakeholders about critical metrics or anomalies in real-time. For instance, when a server's CPU usage exceeds a preset threshold in Librato, Frends can send notifications to a dedicated Slack channel, ensuring that relevant teams are alerted promptly.

Real-time analytics dashboards

Librato metrics and data can be exported and visualized in advanced analytics platforms like Power BI, Tableau, or Google Data Studio using Frends workflows. For example, Frends can pull selected performance data from Librato and visualize trends, correlations, or KPIs in a centralized dashboard for executives and IT teams.

DevOps pipeline monitoring

Frends workflows can integrate Librato with CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions to monitor build and deployment stages. For example, if Librato detects a slowdown or error during a pipeline execution, Frends can halt the deployment process, revert to a previous state, and notify DevOps teams of the failure.

SLA management for infrastructure and services

Using Frends workflows, Librato can be integrated with SLA tracking tools to ensure compliance with contractual commitments. For instance, if you host applications with SLA-driven metrics (e.g., uptime or API response time), Frends can monitor relevant Librato data, escalate SLA breaches, and generate compliance reports.

IoT device monitoring and reporting

Librato's metric tracking capabilities can be extended to IoT devices using Frends workflows for data ingestion. For example, sensor data can be transmitted to Librato, and Frends can aggregate and analyze the metrics, generating notifications for anomalies (e.g., temperature spikes or failures) detected in IoT infrastructure.

Scaling and autoscaling workflows

Frends workflows can use Librato metrics to enable dynamic scaling of infrastructure via cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. For example, when Librato detects high traffic on a web application, Frends can trigger workflows to automatically provision additional server instances and deactivate them during low traffic periods.

Integration with financial systems for cost tracking

Frends can connect Librato’s infrastructure performance metrics with financial platforms like QuickBooks or Xero to track operational expenses. For example, resource utilization data from Librato (e.g., compute and storage costs) can be synced with billing tools for cost analysis and forecasting.

Heatmap and anomaly detection automation

Using Librato's data in combination with Frends automation, organizations can generate heatmaps or detect anomalies based on historical patterns. For instance, Frends workflows can analyze spike trends in CPU utilization and notify administrators when deviations suggest potential security threats or hardware malfunctions.

Integration with logging systems

Librato can be integrated with log aggregation tools like Splunk, Graylog, or Elasticsearch using Frends workflows. For example, Frends can combine metric-based alerts from Librato with log entries to provide deeper context about system issues or user behavior, aiding in troubleshooting efforts.

High-priority event escalation

For critical systems, Frends can integrate Librato with escalation workflows to ensure rapid resolution of impactful issues. For example, when specific thresholds are breached (e.g., database response times), Frends can escalate notifications to senior operations staff via SMS, phone calls, or emergency routing services like PagerDuty.

Dynamic metric tagging

Frends workflows can automate metric tagging in Librato for simplified organization and filtering. For example, Frends can pull resource metadata from a CMDB (Configuration Management Database) and tag metrics coming from specific environments (e.g., production, staging, development) within Librato.

Automated capacity planning

Frends can integrate Librato with enterprise resource prediction tools to optimize capacity planning for future growth. For example, Frends can periodically extract historical utilization data from Librato, perform trend analysis, and recommend adjustments to server or cloud resource allocations.

Multichannel alert routing

Using Frends, Librato alerts can be routed dynamically across communication platforms or departments based on preset conditions. For example, high-priority alerts might be sent directly to operations staff via SMS, while low-priority warnings are emailed to technical teams for periodic review.

Compliance reporting for audits

Organizations in regulated industries can use Frends workflows to automate compliance reporting from Librato data. For instance, Frends can generate daily or monthly reports aggregating metrics like uptime or response time SLAs and archive the data in systems like AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, or external auditing platforms.

User experience monitoring for web applications

Frends workflows can extend Librato’s analytics by integrating it with user experience monitoring platforms like Google Analytics or FullStory. For example, Frends can correlate Librato's backend performance metrics (e.g., request latency) with frontend user activity to identify bottlenecks degrading customer experiences.

Integration with e-commerce platforms

For e-commerce businesses, Frends can incorporate Librato metrics into operational workflows, such as integrating with Shopify, Magento, or WooCommerce. For instance, Frends workflows can detect performance issues in shopping cart APIs via Librato and alert IT teams to resolve them before affecting conversions.

Backup and disaster recovery workflows

Frends can integrate Librato with storage or disaster recovery systems to automate fault responses. For example, when Librato detects anomalies like high error rates in storage servers, Frends workflows can trigger automatic backups to cloud systems like AWS S3 or Google Cloud Storage to secure critical data.

Feature flag performance analysis

When used with feature flagging platforms like LaunchDarkly, Frends can combine Librato metrics to analyze feature adoption. For example, Frends workflows can fetch performance metrics for rolled-out features and correlate them with production application metrics tracked in Librato for informed decision-making.