Observability
The degree to which the internal state of a system can be inferred from its external outputs (logs, metrics, traces).
Definition
The degree to which the internal state of a system can be inferred from its external outputs (logs, metrics, traces).
Use case
Combining logs, metrics, and traces in Honeycomb or Datadog to debug unknown system anomalies.
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What is observability?
Asking new questions of a system, not just watching known dashboards.