In the second episode of the Foglight 101 series, Clay provides a hands-on learning experience on customizing and extending Foglight topology to better fit specific environments. He covers how to add new metrics, create tailored objects, and utilize the REST API for flexible data collection. Clay shares his background as a senior sales pre-sales engineer and discusses a use case involving backup monitoring. He explains the hierarchical and extendable nature of the Foglight data model, demonstrating how to create and manage topology objects through the REST API. The session includes practical examples, coding demonstrations, and best practices for error handling and development environments. Clay emphasizes the importance of using the correct version of the REST API and provides resources for further learning. The presentation concludes with an invitation for questions and a preview of the next session focused on building custom dashboards.
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