What is Prometheus and how does it function like a database?
Prometheus is a monitoring tool that can act like a database by storing data that can be used to monitor various metrics. Because of this functionality, Prometheus is designed to be used as a monitoring tool, rather than a traditional RDBMS or BIDW platform. This means that it is geared towards storing data that can be used to monitor various metrics, rather than data that is used to drive business intelligence or decision making.
Prometheus is typically used by monitoring and logging companies, as well as by the devops and site reliability engineering (SRE) community.
Can Prometheus operate like a database for large-scale data sources?
Yes, Prometheus can operate as a database for large-scale data sources. Prometheus, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Prometheus can be used to monitor various law enforcement or criminal justice data sources.
This data can be used to monitor various metrics, such as the number of crimes committed, the number of arrests made, or the number of prisoners incarcerated.
How to Delete Records From a Database in Prometheus
To delete a record from a database in Prometheus, use the DELETE statement.
For example:
DELETE FROM my_database WHERE id = 1;