You invest in monitoring to gain control, visibility, and peace of mind.
But… what if I told you that the very tool meant to protect your systems may actually be slowing them down, driving up costs, and generating noise instead of clarity?
Yes, this is happening — right now — in companies just like yours.
The Silent Paradox of Observability
Poorly configured (or poorly designed) monitoring tools can become heavier than the systems they’re monitoring. And the consequences are serious:
- Overloaded database instances
- Slow applications with no apparent reason
- False alerts leading to bad decisions
- Skyrocketing cloud costs due to unnecessary autoscaling
And the most dangerous part: no one suspects the monitoring tool
Real Cases — That Could Be Happening at Your Company
– Datadog impacting PostgreSQL and MySQL
Aggressive polling on sensitive views led to increased latency and locking during critical operations.
– Zabbix stalling queries during Black Friday
Default templates ran heavy counts in production — and the database stalled.
– Elastic Beats consuming resources and inflating cloud bills
The log agent was more active than the application. The result? Automatic scaling — and higher costs.
– Oracle OEM interfering with backups
Even “corporate-grade” tools disrupted maintenance windows and created systemic issues.
“But No One Warned Me About This…”
Of course not. The dashboards look great, the graphs are colorful, and the reports are impressive.
But who’s measuring the impact of the tool that’s supposed to measure everything?
What a Strategic C-Level Should Be Asking:
- What’s the actual footprint of my observability stack?
- Is this tool competing for resources with my core systems?
- Am I paying more for cloud because my monitoring tool is overconsuming?
- Are we monitoring symptoms — or creating new problems?
- How much has my network traffic cost increased due to this tool?
Why Is Flightdeck by dbsnOOp Different?
- Asynchronous, non-intrusive data collection with a proven lightweight footprint
- Real monitoring of critical databases without running invasive queries
- Predictive analysis without overloading production
- True visibility, without hiding bottlenecks — and without becoming one
- No agent installation on database instances
Something to Think About
Monitoring that hurts is worse than no monitoring at all.
Because you end up acting on distorted information — while the real issue grows unnoticed.
If you want to talk to someone who truly understands this in practice, schedule a call with our specialist.
In just 20 minutes, you’ll know whether you’re observing — or being sabotaged.
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