What is the difference between monitoring and observability?

Monitoring is the process of gathering predefined sets of metrics and logs to answer known questions. Whereas observability is the ability to understand the internal state of a system and answer unknown questions after examining its outputs.

Why is observability so important for cloud-native applications?

Observability provides necessary context to quickly understand system behavior, troubleshoot issues, and enhance reliability without depending on traditional monitoring. Cloud-native apps’ complexity makes it difficult to predict every possible failure, hence observability is crucial to tackle it.

What is OpenTelemetry?

OpenTelemetry is an open-source standard for instrumenting software in order to generate and export telemetry data like metrics, logs, and traces. It gives a vendor-agnostic way to gather data and helps avoid vendor lock-in.

How does observability fit into DevOps and CI/CD?

Integrating observability into your CI/CD pipeline helps catch performance and reliability issues earlier in the development process. With a clear and shared view of system health, it enables developers and operations teams to collaborate effectively and reduce MTTR.

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