Why Observe?
Observability is a fast-growing new discipline, and all organizations want to adopt it. As you will see throughout this book, implementing observability is a journey that involves multiple teams and practices. Before you embark on this journey, it is important to understand what observability means, why it emerged, and how it can help.
This chapter will be the foundation for all the other chapters in this book. Additionally, we will introduce a fictional company that will be used throughout this book to discuss the concepts.
In a nutshell, the following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- What is observability?
- What was used before observability?
- Issues with traditional monitoring techniques
- Key benefits of observability
