> Well, everybody with experience outsources monitoring now since it's a non-core cost center, unless there's a compelling scale or secrecy issue. In this scen

> Well, everybody with experience outsources monitoring now since it's a non-core cost center, unless there's a compelling scale or secrecy issue. In this scenario I find it odd that there are so many opensource projects with traction and success (one name above all, Prometheus) if they are addressed only to specialized companies. What you say applies to small companies or very big ones with lot of money to spend. Mid-sized companies in my experience prefer to spend money on in-house solution because at their volumes outsourcing is really costly. But that's just my small experience.