How much observability is enough?

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Observability is the process of watching what your systems do at every layer so that you can build a comprehensive picture of how it does what it does. By Dotan Horovits and Jujhar Singh.

In a popular episode of OpenObservability Talks podcast, host Dotan Horovits, Logz.io’s principal technology evangelist, was joined by guest Jujhar Singh, at the time global DevSecOps practice lead at The Economist and currently a lead DevOps and infrastructure consultant at Thoughtworks. Their conversation was focused on understanding how much observability is enough, including investment and stakeholder adoption.

The podcast discussion focuse is on:

  • Why is observability important?
  • What is the minimum observability needed?
  • The human factor of implementing observability
  • Set clear objectives, consolidate tooling

You must first understand how much observability is enough for your needs and what role different observability tools will have within your organization. Good read!

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