Monitoring everything that isn't a server - PyConUK 2012

Monitoring solutions exist for servers and services. Now, can we turn those solutions towards monitoring other things. Can you graph your git commits against your heart rate, and know how many cups of tea it took to make that code, without manual intervention?

Presented at http://2012.pyconuk.net/ by Tom Wardill.

Transcript

1. MONITORING EVERYTHING THAT ISN’T A SERVER Tom Wardill github.com/tomwardill @tomwardill With python, a RaspberryPi, and some bits
2. SERVER MONITORING IS EASY www.serverdensity.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/dirkdekok/5588801438/
3. EDUCATION Software is boring
4. WHY PYTHON • Ubiquitous • Cheap • Library Support • External Dependencies
5. THINGS YOU CAN MONITOR Work Location House Activity Health Others that I can’t think of, but are obvious to someone else.
6. WORK • Easy • Techniques: • Git Post Commit Hooks • File Changes • IM Messages • Emails
7. LOCATION • Also relatively easy • Direct Location • GPS • Location Services • Delayed / Manual Location • Foursquare • Latitude PRESENCE
8. HOUSE • Power • Gas • Temperature • Door Openings • Cat activity • Plenty of opportunities for monitoring
9. HOUSE • Power • Gas • Temperature • Door Openings • Cat activity • Plenty of opportunities for monitoring
10. ACTIVITY • Sports • Runkeeper • Strava • Cups of tea
11. HEALTH • Weight • Heart Rate • Blood Pressure • FitBit
12. TYPES OF DATA • Float • Location • Boolean • Instantaneous Time • Time Series
13. COMPARING DATA • Make sure you have accurate time • Time Scale • Any time series is instantaneous if the scale is small enough.
14. AUTOMATING IT http://www.flickr.com/photos/gijsbertpeijs/7988262046/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/snootlab/6052455554/
16. HOST SOFTWARE Take Data Make Graph
17. BUTTONS • Easy • Simple to monitor • Cheap
18. RFID • Oyster Card • RFID Stickers • Measure Presence http://www.flickr.com/photos/raver_mikey/7171051278/
19. POWER / TEMPERATURE • Current Cost • Google Power • Other Monitors www.currentcost.com
20. FEEDBACK • Graphs • Charts • Lights • Sounds • Email • SMS • Dials • Images • Twitter • Facebook • THE INTERNETS
21. MONITOR YOUR TENT IN A FIELD
22. TOTAL COSTS Raspberry Pi £30 TouchaTag €22.50 Dials £4 Buttons £7 HRM + ANT+ £22 + £18 Bits (Wires, etc) £10