Problem
Currently, our default time intervals for time series data are often too wide for users to spot spikes and lows in their metrics. We want to research how much we can lower these intervals without impacting the loading time of the charts.
Time range selected
Actual intervals
Ideal intervals
Last 15m
30 secs (30 buckets)
15 secs (60 buckets)
Last 1 hour
1 min (60b)
20 secs (120b)
Last day
30 mins (48b)
5 mins (288b)
Last 2 days
1 hour (48)
10 mins (288b)
Last week
3 hours (56)
1 hour (168)
Last month
12 hours (60)
4 hours (180)
Last year
7 days (52)
1 day (365)
We should test performance using a similar dashboard as our SREs main dashboard [Compute] Hosts Overview (~40 panels with dozens of series).
Problem Currently, our default time intervals for time series data are often too wide for users to spot spikes and lows in their metrics. We want to research how much we can lower these intervals without impacting the loading time of the charts.
We should test performance using a similar dashboard as our SREs main dashboard [Compute] Hosts Overview (~40 panels with dozens of series).