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# Telemetry Provider
A **telemetry provider** is a software object that represents a data source of metrics. A [telemetry instance](/akamas-docs/3.5.0/reference/glossary/telemetry-instance.md) is a specific instance of a telemetry provider that refers to a specific data source.
Examples of telemetry providers are:
* monitoring tools (e.g. Prometheus or Dynatrace)
* load testing tools (e.g. LoadRunner or Neoload)
* CSV files
A telemetry provider is a platform-wide entity that can be reused across systems to ease the integration with metrics sources.
Akamas provides a number of out-of-the-box [telemetry providers](/akamas-docs/3.5.0/reference/telemetry-providers.md). Custom telemetry providers can also be created.
## Construct
The construct to be used to define a telemetry provider is described on the [Telemetry Provider template](/akamas-docs/3.5.0/reference/construct-templates/telemetry-providers-template.md) page.
## Commands
A telemetry provider is an [Akamas resource](/akamas-docs/3.5.0/reference/cli-reference.md#clireference-operations) that can be managed via CLI using the [resource management commands.](/akamas-docs/3.5.0/reference/cli-reference/resource-management.md)
## User Interface
The Akamas UI shows systems in a specific top-level menu.
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