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How Our DevOps Consultants Built a Scalable Observability Solution for Mist Switches

Tired of flying blind in your network? So were we. That’s why our DevOps consultants built a real-time observability solution using Mist API, Python, and Grafana — powered by proven DevOps practices.



When “just use the portal” isn’t enough


Mist switches from Juniper are solid — no doubt about that. But when we wanted deep insights into port status, traffic patterns, and performance trends… the default UI simply wasn’t enough.


So, we did what our DevOps team does best: we built our own solution — one that gave us real-time control, historical data, automated alerts, and flexible filtering.

And yes, it worked beautifully.


What we actually wanted (and what most companies need from a modern DevOps solution)


  • A live view of switch port status: up/down, RX/TX traffic, errors

  • Historical data for performance trends and capacity planning

  • Real-time alerts for anomalies and errors

  • Smart filtering by site, switch, and port

  • A tool that replaces slow, manual CLI checks

  • Visual dashboards to support cross-team collaboration — usable by non-network engineers, product owners, and DevOps engineers alike

  • Proactive error trend detection before outages occur

  • Full infrastructure visibility to support planning and operations


In short — we needed more than monitoring. We needed a real, visual observability solution built on solid DevOps foundations.



How Our DevOps Consultants Delivered a Scalable Observability Solution for Network Infrastructure


We started with Mist’s API — surprisingly smooth to work with. We developed Python scripts to poll port-level data at defined intervals and push it into InfluxDB, a time-series database perfect for high-resolution telemetry. From there, we visualized everything in Grafana.


Our DevOps tech stack included:

  • Mist API – to fetch switch and port metrics

  • Python – for data ingestion, transformation, and export

  • InfluxDB – for storing time-series network telemetry

  • Grafana – for real-time dashboards, filtering, and alerting

  • Docker – for containerized deployment across environments

  • AWS – for cloud hosting (fully compatible with on-prem environments too)


Key features we implemented

As a DevOps solution provider, we tailored the platform to support real-world operations:

  • Site, switch, and port-level filtering

  • Webhook-based alerts (e.g., Slack integration)

  • RBAC for secure team access to dashboards

  • Cross-site comparisons and heatmaps for port activity

  • Custom thresholds for warning levels per site, port type, or user role

  • Automated data collection and scheduled exports to:

    • Elasticsearch for advanced querying

    • PowerBI for management reporting

    • AWS services for further processing

  • Integration-ready with other observability tools or analytics platforms

All wrapped into a scalable, portable DevOps solution that’s ready for daily operational use.



DevOps Is More Than Pipelines — It’s About Solving Real Infrastructure Problems


When people hear “DevOps,” they often think of CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes clusters. Sure, we work with those too.

But for us, DevOps is fundamentally about:

  • Automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks

  • Reducing manual troubleshooting

  • Gaining infrastructure visibility across environments

  • Building tools that help teams collaborate, scale, and react faster

  • Turning system data into actionable insights

And that’s exactly what we achieved with this project — a real example of what DevOps consultants can deliver when it comes to network infrastructure and observability.



Looking for DevOps Consultants to Help Modernize Your Infrastructure?


We’ve helped companies of all sizes — from startups to enterprise — implement modern DevOps strategies, automation pipelines, and observability solutions.

As experienced DevOps consultants, we can help you:

  • Build scalable monitoring and observability platforms

  • Automate and modernize your IT infrastructure

  • Create robust data flows between systems

  • Integrate tools like Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, and more

  • Streamline deployments and increase operational visibility


Whether you're starting from scratch or need to improve your current setup, our DevOps experts can support you at every step.



👋 Let’s Talk — and Show You What’s Possible with DevOps


Want to see the dashboard in action? Need help planning your DevOps roadmap? Or just want to explore how infrastructure automation could work for your team?



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