Enabling the Observability of Your Workloads
The ever-increasing complexities of our software applications demand insights at a level of detail that was not common before. Breaking down monoliths into a set of microservices comes with well-established benefits but we certainly need to do more to have the same or, in some cases, even better understanding of how our systems are performing under the hood.
When something is wrong with an application, it affects the user experience and ultimately the business. If such occurrences happen frequently, they can even lead to a loss of customer trust due to unreliable software systems. Therefore, it’s very important to detect problems as soon as possible, and then understand why it’s happening and how the problem can be fixed.
Monitoring is what deals with the reactive part, and observability is what deals with the proactive part. With monitoring, you already have a good idea about the factors that will negatively influence...