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Beginner’s guide to observability

Written by Splunk | Oct 23, 2019 4:00:00 AM

Observability has been called everything from a trendy tech buzzword to a “monitoringon-steroids” must-have. The truth is more involved — especially given the increased complexity of the modern infrastructure and the undisputed need for better monitoring higher in the stack, and deeper in the system.

In this guide, we’ll define what observability is and what it takes to achieve it. We’ll also give some examples of observability in action and guidance for what to look for in a solution to help your organization achieve observability.