From bb71b6d47d00d949b9ef94bbe7ed3afde001c69a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aliaksandr Valialkin Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2020 23:56:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add references to `Remote Write Storage Wars` Also mention than VictoriaMetrics uses less RAM than Thanos Store Gateway - see https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/issues/448 for details. --- README.md | 8 +++++--- docs/FAQ.md | 11 +++++++---- docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md | 8 +++++--- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index bee87c1db..c35058947 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ Cluster version is available [here](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaM * High data compression, so [up to 70x more data points](https://medium.com/@valyala/when-size-matters-benchmarking-victoriametrics-vs-timescale-and-influxdb-6035811952d4) may be crammed into limited storage comparing to TimescaleDB. * Optimized for storage with high-latency IO and low IOPS (HDD and network storage in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc). See [graphs from these benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/high-cardinality-tsdb-benchmarks-victoriametrics-vs-timescaledb-vs-influxdb-13e6ee64dd6b). -* A single-node VictoriaMetrics may substitute moderately sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, Uber M3, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. - See [vertical scalability benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae) - and [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683). +* A single-node VictoriaMetrics may substitute moderately sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, M3DB, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. + See [vertical scalability benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae), + [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683) + and [Remote Write Storage Wars](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/) talk + from [PromCon 2019](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/). * Easy operation: * VictoriaMetrics consists of a single [small executable](https://medium.com/@valyala/stripping-dependency-bloat-in-victoriametrics-docker-image-983fb5912b0d) without external dependencies. * All the configuration is done via explicit command-line flags with reasonable defaults. diff --git a/docs/FAQ.md b/docs/FAQ.md index c96427c22..b4b2b50da 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.md +++ b/docs/FAQ.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ To provide the best long-term [remote storage](https://prometheus.io/docs/operat * High data compression, so [up to 70x more data points](https://medium.com/@valyala/when-size-matters-benchmarking-victoriametrics-vs-timescale-and-influxdb-6035811952d4) may be crammed into a limited storage comparing to TimescaleDB. * Optimized for storage with high-latency IO and low iops (HDD and network storage in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc). See [graphs from these benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/high-cardinality-tsdb-benchmarks-victoriametrics-vs-timescaledb-vs-influxdb-13e6ee64dd6b). -* A single-node VictoriaMetrics may substitute moderately sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, Uber M3, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. +* A single-node VictoriaMetrics may substitute moderately sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, M3DB, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. See [vertical scalability benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae) and [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683). * Easy operation: @@ -56,12 +56,15 @@ and new data is available for querying via Prometheus as usual. ### How does VictoriaMetrics compare to other clustered TSDBs on top of Prometheus such as [M3 from Uber](https://eng.uber.com/m3/), [Thanos](https://github.com/improbable-eng/thanos), [Cortex](https://github.com/cortexproject/cortex), etc.? -VictoriaMetrics is simpler, faster, more cost-effective and it provides [useful extensions for PromQL](ExtendedPromQL). The simplicity is twofold: +VictoriaMetrics is simpler, faster, more cost-effective and it provides [MetricsQL with useful extensions for PromQL](ExtendedPromQL). The simplicity is twofold: - It is simpler to configure and operate. There is no need in configuring third-party [sidecars](https://github.com/improbable-eng/thanos/blob/master/docs/components/sidecar.md) or fighting with [gossip protocol](https://github.com/improbable-eng/thanos/blob/master/docs/proposals/completed/201809_gossip-removal.md). -- VictoriaMetrics has simpler architecture, which means less bugs and more useful features in a long run comparing to competing TSDBs. +- VictoriaMetrics has simpler architecture, which means less bugs and more useful features in the long run comparing to competing TSDBs. -See [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683). +See [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683) +and [Remote Write Storage Wars](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/) talk from [PromCon 2019](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/). + +VictoriaMetrics also [uses less RAM than Thanos components](https://github.com/thanos-io/thanos/issues/448). ### How does VictoriaMetrics compare to [InfluxDB](https://www.influxdata.com/time-series-platform/influxdb/)? diff --git a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md index 920d042c6..d45fc598e 100644 --- a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md +++ b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md @@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ Cluster version is available [here](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaM * High data compression, so [up to 70x more data points](https://medium.com/@valyala/when-size-matters-benchmarking-victoriametrics-vs-timescale-and-influxdb-6035811952d4) may be crammed into limited storage comparing to TimescaleDB. * Optimized for storage with high-latency IO and low IOPS (HDD and network storage in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc). See [graphs from these benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/high-cardinality-tsdb-benchmarks-victoriametrics-vs-timescaledb-vs-influxdb-13e6ee64dd6b). -* A single-node VictoriaMetrics may substitute moderately sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, Uber M3, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. - See [vertical scalability benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae) - and [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683). +* A single-node VictoriaMetrics may substitute moderately sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, M3DB, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. + See [vertical scalability benchmarks](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae), + [comparing Thanos to VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683) + and [Remote Write Storage Wars](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/) talk + from [PromCon 2019](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/). * Easy operation: * VictoriaMetrics consists of a single [small executable](https://medium.com/@valyala/stripping-dependency-bloat-in-victoriametrics-docker-image-983fb5912b0d) without external dependencies. * All the configuration is done via explicit command-line flags with reasonable defaults.