# Operational Insight Invariant Operational Insight can be used to capture network and server operations data from server logs generated by business systems and then to analyze the system events, activity and health metrics generated by business systems. Operational Insight builds upon the popular ELK (Elasticsearch - Logstash - Kibana) for log and metrics management. It provides DevOps staff the ability to collect, store and analyze large volume of system and application metrics, as well as log data in near real time. This is especially useful for managing network operations, root cause analysis and audit, especially for security and regulatory compliance. ![](/files/-La3yajIRQESI4WoUu65) \ Operational Insight includes a fast data ingest pipeline to relay the data from edge servers and store it in a central repository in near real time. The data is presented in web dashboards with rich full text search capabilities, allowing users to zoom on to the events of interest. The data can also be used to research system errors and exceptions, to help with root cause analysis before making bug fixes or system configuration changes. ### Use Cases Operational Insight works seamlessly with web servers, enterprise applications and line of business applications. You can use Operational insight for * Manage exceptions, identify anomalies and Root Cause Analysis. * Security and Compliance – Identify vulnerabilities and comply for system audits. * Business Intelligence - User behavior and usage metrics to guide business decisions. * Web Analytics - Access patterns, trends, bounce rates, A/B tests. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.invariant.io/operational-insight/overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.