Observability in 2020: A manifesto
Ten principles for observability success


Businesses that only monitor passively, fixing problems once they’ve already happened, will always be one step behind, and this will eventually show in dropped revenue after many bad customer experiences. Observability, however, can prevent you from falling into this trap.
Observability is an active approach that helps you understand why things are going wrong, that gives you metrics and actionable insights so that you can do better next time. This whitepaper distils the topic of observability down to ten key principles, as defined by developers and engineers.
Download it now to start applying these principles to your observability practice today.
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