Monitoring as code: a GitOps approach with Zabbix
summary
A GitOps-based deployment for managing Zabbix monitoring configuration is presented, covering technologies like Zabbix and Git-driven workflows. The talk explains technical and cultural challenges of adopting GitOps for monitoring and proposes solutions, plus describes automated verification of Zabbix Agent configurations and automated distribution of templates and artifacts.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:13Zabbix template problems
- 6:27Audits aren't enough
- 9:15Monitoring control
- 11:03Tech stack choices
- 13:57Stakeholder input
- 15:20Solution components
- 18:18Golden structure
- 20:47Implementation steps
- 24:30Cultural change
- 26:14GitOps workflow
- 27:17CI/CD verification
- 31:08Final checks
- 32:33Worth implementing?
- 33:35Beyond templates
- 35:28Security considerations
- 36:30Automating compliance
- 36:54Q&A
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