Company
Date Published
Author
Caitlin Croft
Word count
1475
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Playtech is a leading online gaming software vendor that uses InfluxDB to improve its observability and reduce data collection metrics overload. The company collects vast amounts of data from various sources, including sensors and websites, but only uses the most critical data to inform its operations. With over 50 multibranded sites worldwide, Playtech relies on InfluxDB for production system-level monitoring and organizational monitoring, tracking customer experience and tying issues to specific engineering teams. By using a subset of relevant metrics, Playtech has reduced operational costs and improved dashboard usability, avoiding the "data spaghetti" issue that can occur when showing too much data at once. The company's use of InfluxDB has enabled it to make data-driven decisions and improve its overall performance.