Build a centralized infrastructure, application and log monitoring system for SME businesses. Infrastructure monitoring system monitors servers, networks, databases, services and warns of incidents; OpenTelemetry collects logs, metrics, traces from the application so that IT can see the overall operations on the business's own infrastructure.
✓ No license fees per host · ✓ Internally saved log · ✓ Realtime warnings
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The entire solution is built entirely on the company's infrastructure (On-premise) and can operate with an independent storage system (Air-gapped). Logs, metrics, traces and warnings do not have to be sent to a third-party Cloud, helping to ensure data sovereignty, privacy and 100% autonomy from hardware to software.
SME often operates discrete servers, networks, databases and applications. Without centralized monitoring and logging, finding the cause of an incident takes hours, even days.
The hard drive is full, the RAM is increasing, the service is dead, the connection is unstable or the backup error is only detected when the system has stopped. Without early warning, IT teams are always in a passive position.
Each server stores logs in one place, one type of application, one type of network. When an error occurs, I have to SSH each machine, grep each file and still have no clear timeline.
Many monitoring/logging platforms pay by host, user, GB log or retention. As system logs increase, costs increase and sensitive operational data stays outside the enterprise.
Combine infrastructure monitoring and OpenTelemetry for logs, metrics, and application traces to create a full operational picture.
Monitor servers, VMs, network devices, databases, services and system resources in real time.
Collect logs from applications, webservers, databases, containers and operating systems into a standard pipeline.
View application performance by request, endpoint, database query and internal dependencies.
Design warning rules according to impact level so that IT can focus on important incidents and avoid noise.
Design storage for metrics/logs according to incident investigation needs, internal compliance, and storage budget.
Create dashboards by role: Operational IT needs technical details, management needs SLAs, downtime and key risks.
From full hard drive warnings to slow trace requests, the system helps IT have operational data instead of guesswork.
Businesses can own operational data, logs and dashboards on their internal infrastructure instead of paying for hosting, GB logs or retention.
| Criteria | NAD Monitoring | SaaS monitoring | SaaS log platform | Discrete manual setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| License fee per host/user | 0 ₫ | Have | Have | Unknown |
| Fees per GB log ingest | Does not depend on vendor | Depending on the package | Have | Unmanageable |
| Log, metric, trace stored internally | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | Disperse |
| Centralized infrastructure monitoring | ✓ | ✓ | — | Part |
| OpenTelemetry pipeline | ✓ | By package | ✓ | — |
| Air-gapped / On-premise | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | Making things difficult for yourself |
| Dashboard & alerting | According to profession | Have | Have | Discrete |
| Long-term costs | Optimize Own data | Increases with scale | Increases by log | Expensive to operate |
NAD deploys centralized monitoring and logging as an internal enterprise capability: data stays within the company, dashboards follow operations, alerts follow operations teams.
Enterprises proactively plan storage and retention instead of depending on the vendor's ingest price list.
User information, IP, application errors, requests and operational data are stored in the internal infrastructure.
Metrics, logs and traces are collected into the same pipeline, helping IT go from warning to root cause faster.
Dashboards, triggers and runbooks are built according to the server, application, network and operating processes of each business.
Results are often seen after businesses standardize monitoring, logs and alerts.
"Previously, the hard drive was full and ERP stopped running. Now the system warns many days in advance, and the IT team handles it when users are not yet affected."
"Centralized logging helps us find API errors in minutes instead of having to go to each server. The incident timeline is much clearer."
"The board of directors has a monthly uptime and SLA dashboard, and the technical team still has enough detailed graphs and logs to handle problems."
NAD starts with a system inventory, identifies important signals, then deploys out-of-the-box dashboards and alerts.
Inventory servers, networks, databases, applications, log sources and alert requirements.
Design templates for infrastructure monitoring, OTel pipeline, retention, dashboard, alert and runbook.
Install server monitoring, collector, agent, log storage, dashboard and notification channel.
Test warnings, operating instructions, hand over documents and periodic review schedules.
You can start from basic infrastructure monitoring, then expand to centralized logging, OpenTelemetry and application tracing.
Suitable for businesses that need to monitor servers and networks and provide basic incident warnings.
Suitable for SMEs that need infrastructure monitoring, centralized logs and fully operational dashboards.
For businesses that need log, metric, tracing, SLA dashboard and operate many important systems.
No license fees per host or GB log. Server, storage and operational support costs are separated according to actual needs.
Schedule a free consultation for NAD to evaluate the current status of monitoring, logging, alerts and propose a suitable infrastructure monitoring + OpenTelemetry architecture.