Why Cisco CCO

Introduction

Designed from the ground up to monitor cloud-native architectures at scale, Cisco Cloud Observability (CCO) sets itself apart from other solutions that have merely added cloud support as an afterthought. It is fundamentally built to scale seamlessly with the rapid pace of cloud adoption.

Cisco Cloud Observability provides a unified view of metrics, events, logs, and traces (MELT), enabling you to pinpoint, assess, and resolve issues as well as evaluate performance bottlenecks. Additional capabilities encompass:

  • Scalable observability tailored for cloud-native architectures.
  • Integrated full-stack insights that span multiple domains and data categories.
  • Extensibility through OpenTelemetry compatibility.

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  Correlated Views

The tool offers comprehensive correlation across various domains, including business services, applications, and cloud infrastructure. This is achieved through the integrated use of Metrics, Events, Logs, and Traces, providing a holistic view of the application landscape.

  Adopting OpenTelemetry

Running on the Cisco FSO platform, CCO is strategically positioned to help customers integrate OpenTelemetry into their monitoring strategies. The platform’s extensibility allows CCO to adapt to new, related use-cases through the use of Cisco FSO Modules.

  AI Powered Features

Moreover, the advanced AIOps features within the FSO platform equip organizations to proactively identify and address issues before they adversely affect their applications.

  Extensible Platform

Cisco Cloud Observability is a cutting-edge tool for managing application performance, designed to run on the recently introduced Cisco FSO Platform. This enables customers to tap into the platform’s extensibility, opening doors to new functionalities like Cost Insights, Resource Optimization, and Security Insights across their application and infrastructure ecosystem.


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