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@squadcast ・ May 05,2024 ・ 2 min read ・ 424 views ・ Originally posted on www.squadcast.com
This blog post explains observability, a method to understand how a system works by examining its outputs. Observability is different from monitoring, which just collects data. The three pillars of observability are metrics (numerical indicators), logs (event records), and traces (request flow tracking). Popular observability tools include Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, ELK Stack, Honeycomb, Datadog, New Relic, Sysdig, and Zipkin. By understanding these pillars and using the right tools, you can gain valuable insights into your system's health and troubleshoot problems before they impact users.
Observability is the ability to gain deep insights into the internal workings of a system by examining its outputs. This information is crucial for troubleshooting problems, optimizing performance, and improving security. In simpler terms, observability allows you to understand why a system is behaving the way it is.
This blog post explores the three pillars of observability: metrics, logs, and traces. We will also discuss the difference between observability and monitoring, popular observability tools, and how they can all work together to give you a complete picture of your system’s health.
Monitoring is a practice of collecting data on system performance and behavior. It’s a crucial part of observability, but it doesn’t provide the same level of insight. Observability goes beyond simple data collection by allowing you to ask questions and explore the root causes of issues.
Here’s a table that summarizes the key differences between observability and monitoring:
The Three Pillars of Observability
Observability relies on three key data sources: metrics, logs, and traces. These three pillars work together to provide a comprehensive view of your system.
There are many different observability tools available on the market, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of the most popular options:
By using observability tools and understanding the three pillars of observability (metrics, logs, and traces), you can gain valuable insights into the health of your systems. This can help you to identify and troubleshoot problems before they impact your users, optimize performance, and improve security.
Squadcast offers a free trial of its incident management platform, which integrates with a wide range of observability tools, including Honeycomb, Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, and Grafana. In addition to these integrations, Squadcast also has a public API that you can use to integrate with other tools. This means that you can integrate Squadcast with any observability tool that has an API.
I hope this blog post has been helpful! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below.
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