<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Time-Series | System Design</title><link>https://system-design.devops-monk.com/tags/time-series/</link><description>In-depth system design tutorials — from zero to millions of users. Written for engineers who want to understand how large-scale systems actually work.</description><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>abhaypratap3537@gmail.com (Abhay)</managingEditor><webMaster>abhaypratap3537@gmail.com (Abhay)</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:11:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/tags/time-series/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Design a Metrics Monitoring and Alerting System</title><link>https://system-design.devops-monk.com/2026/06/design-metrics-monitoring-alerting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://system-design.devops-monk.com/2026/06/design-metrics-monitoring-alerting/</guid><author>abhaypratap3537@gmail.com (Abhay)</author><category>Case Studies</category><description>Ten million metrics, one year of retention, and a write load that never stops. Why a general-purpose database is the wrong answer, how Gorilla gets 16 bytes down to 1.37, and the cardinality bomb that kills more monitoring systems than any other cause — with an interactive calculator.</description><enclosure url="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/images/articles/metrics-monitoring.webp" type="image/webp" length="0"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/images/articles/metrics-monitoring.webp" alt="Design a Metrics Monitoring and Alerting System" /></p><p>Ten million metrics, one year of retention, and a write load that never stops. Why a general-purpose database is the wrong answer, how Gorilla gets 16 bytes down to 1.37, and the cardinality bomb that kills more monitoring systems than any other cause — with an interactive calculator.</p><p><a href="https://system-design.devops-monk.com/2026/06/design-metrics-monitoring-alerting/">Read the full article &rarr;</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>