"We want to be like Geordi in Star Trek, who can see everything on the Enterprise with a few finger presses. I wish there was such a thing! The closest we can get is ganglia, which monitors OS-level events (it can be hacked for apps)."<p>I disagree. Large software companies already exist in this space: Splunk, LogLogic, Arcsight, etc.  The author Sounds like they reinvented Splunk in particular. (disclaimer: I work for Splunk and can see everything in your datacenter with a few finger presses. Call me Geordi LaForge.)