Data collection overview

This section describes the various types of data generated by the Apigee hybrid services, and the mechanisms by which hybrid collects and surfaces this data to you.

The following table provides an overview of the three primary types of data collected for the hybrid services:

	Logging	Metrics	Analytics/Deployment Status
Purpose	Debugging and troubleshooting	Health monitoring and alerts	Analytics and API proxy deployment status
Bounded/Unbounded	Either (unbounded when debug is on; bounded when debug is off)	Bounded	Unbounded (may generate data on each request)
Relative Speed	ASAP		Slow
Storage Location	Your Google Cloud Project		Your Apigee account on the management plane
Access	Cloud Operations or other tool of your choice		Apigee UI or APIs
Collection Method	Stream		Batch
Expected Reliability	Lossy		Non-lossy
More information	Logging	Metrics collection overview	Trace, analytics, and deployment status data collection