Full fidelity storage of metric time series data

A computing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a plurality of metric time series;
• identifying, based on a filtering criterion, a first subset of the plurality of metric time series for data quantization;
• forwarding the first subset of the plurality of metric time series to a data quantizer system and a second subset of the plurality of metric time series to a full-fidelity storage system, the second subset of the plurality of metric time series being different than the first subset of the of the plurality of metric time series;
• buffering data points for the second subset of the plurality of metric time series received during a buffering window;
• upon expiration of the buffering window, recording the data points for the second subset of the plurality of metric time series to a data store;
• identifying a selection of one or more particular metric time series of the second subset of the plurality of metric time series recorded in the data store;
• responsive to the selection, identifying data points for the one or more particular metric time series recorded in the data store;
• responsive to the selection, transmitting the data points for the one or more particular metric time series to the data quantizer system;
• and
• combining, by an analysis engine included in the data quantizer system, the first subset of the plurality of metric time series and the data points for the one or more particular metric time series to generate an analytic data stream which identifies usage of one or more processors included in a data center, wherein the data quantizer system is further configured to:
• (i) associate one or more particular metric time series with occurrence of a monitored event by flagging the one or more particular metric time series, and (ii) transmit a notification to the router indicating the flagging of the one or more particular metric time series, wherein the notification causes the router to update the filtering criterion such that future data points of the one or more particular metric time series are directed by the router to the data quantizer system instead of the full-fidelity storage system.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a plurality of metric time series;
• identifying, based on a filtering criterion, a first subset of the plurality of metric time series for data quantization;
• forwarding the first subset of the plurality of metric time series to a data quantizer system and a second subset of the plurality of metric time series to a full-fidelity storage system, the second subset of the plurality of metric time series being different than the first subset of the of the plurality of metric time series;
• buffering data points for the second subset of the plurality of metric time series received during a buffering window;
• upon expiration of the buffering window, recording the data points for the second subset of the plurality of metric time series to a data store;
• identifying a selection of one or more particular metric time series of the second subset of the plurality of metric time series recorded in the data store;
• responsive to the selection, identifying data points for the one or more particular metric time series recorded in the data store;
• responsive to the selection, transmitting the data points for the one or more particular metric time series to the data quantizer system;
• and
• combining, by an analysis engine included in the data quantizer system, the first subset of the plurality of metric time series and the data points for the one or more particular metric time series to generate an analytic data stream which identifies usage of one or more processors included in a data center, wherein the data quantizer system is further configured to:
• (i) associate one or more particular metric time series with occurrence of a monitored event by flagging the one or more particular metric time series, and (ii) transmit a notification to the router indicating the flagging of the one or more particular metric time series, wherein the notification causes the router to update the filtering criterion such that future data points of the one or more particular metric time series are directed by the router to the data quantizer system instead of the full-fidelity storage system.