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Version: 4.3

Time Ranges

In Smart Monitor, a time filter is required to define a time frame analysis. In order to narrow the search and group events by time, you need to use various time filters, which are present on most dashboards.

Using timestamps​

Timestamp - indicates the point in time when the event occurred or the recording was made. In Smart Monitor, timestamps play an important role in allowing data to be sorted and facilitating subsequent analysis.

Advantages of using timestamps​

  1. Data Analysis Precision: Temporal techniques for organizing data in a temporal order that allows for reliable analysis of the temporal aspects of events
  2. Ease of data filtering and searching: The use of time-based methods involves filtering and searching data by time intervals, which is the main process of analysis
  3. Data visualization using: Data visualization using timestamps allows you to quickly identify time trends and anomalies, making your analysis more informative

Timestamps are stored in ISO​

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) date and time Format is a standard way to express a numeric calendar date -- and optionally time -- in a format that eliminates ambiguity between entities. The format, defined in the ISO 8601 standard, is used extensively by applications and machines to exchange date and time data without the uncertainly that comes when trying to communicate this data across international boundaries, diverse cultures or different time zones.

The ISO format for representing dates and times typically consists of the following elements:

  • Date: The date format includes the year, month, and day in the order year-month-day YYYY-MM-DD. For example, 2022-03-22 represents March 22, 2022.
  • Time: The time format includes hours, minutes, and seconds in the order hours:minutes:seconds HH:MM:SS. For example, 14:30:00 represents 2 hours, 30 minutes, and 0 seconds.
  • Time zone: If necessary, the time zone is specified as a relative offset from Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) or as a time zone identifier. For example, +03:00 or Europe/London.

Difference between GMT and UTC​

Many people often confuse GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) with UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).

GMT is a time zone officially used in some European and African countries as their local time. Time is displayed either in the 24-hour format 00:00–23:59 or in the 12-hour format 00:00–12:00/PM.

UTC is a time standard that serves as the basis for time and time zones worldwide. No country uses UTC as its local time.