Method and apparatus for visualizing metrics in a data space

A method for visualizing metrics for at least one component in a heterogeneous content delivery network(CDN), the method comprising:

• defining metrics characterizing the performance of the component in the CDN;
• computing values for said defined metrics;
• and
• providing a graphical display of said computed values, said graphical display displaying selected ones of said defined metrics, said graphical display changing in response to changes in said computed values and changes occurring in said components.

A method for monitoring a component in a CDN, comprising:

• selecting at least one monitored metric corresponding to a component in the CDN;
• determining a value for said selected metric;
• computing a display indicator based on said determined value;
• and
• providing said display indicator on a graphical display, said display indicator providing a visual representation of said monitored metric for the component in the network.

A system for monitoring of components in a CDN, comprising:

• an agent for retrieving values for metrics from the components within said CDN;
• a processor for determining a graphical representation for each of said retrieved values;
• and
• a graphical user interface for presenting said determined graphical representation, said graphical user interface having a selectable list of said metrics, said graphical user interface changing to reflect changes to said selections.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections for visualizing a plurality of metrics in a dynamic data space, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• defining metrics, each of said defined metrics corresponding to at least one entity in the dynamic data space;
• determining a value for each of said defined metrics;
• and
• providing graphical display representations of selected ones of said determined values in a graphical user interface, said graphical interface changing to reflect changes to said selections.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections for visualizing metrics for at least one component in a complex heterogeneous CDN, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• defining metrics characterizing the performance of the component in the CDN;
• computing values for said defined metrics;
• and
• providing a graphical display of said computed values, said graphical display displaying selected ones of said defined metrics, said graphical display changing in response to changes in said computed values and changes occurring in said components.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections for monitoring a component in a CDN, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• selecting at least one monitored metric corresponding to a component in the CDN;
• determining a value for said selected metric;
• computing a display indicator based on said determined value;
• and
• providing said display indicator on a graphical display, said display indicator providing a visual representation of said monitored metric for the component in the CDN.