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Date Published
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Brenda Negus
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887
Language
American English
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Summary

The transition to cloud-native environments has highlighted the limitations of traditional monitoring tools, prompting organizations to adopt observability as a new standard, according to a Gartner report. Observability provides I&O, DevOps, and SRE teams with comprehensive insights into the performance of complex systems by enabling them to collect and analyze both external and internal state data. While only a small percentage of enterprises had embraced observability by 2020, Gartner predicts a significant increase in adoption by 2024 as organizations seek to overcome the shortcomings of conventional monitoring, which often fail to capture the full impact of performance issues on user experience and business outcomes. Observability requires that applications be designed to be transparent, allowing teams to use data for improving system performance and aligning operations with development efforts. The report emphasizes the role of artificial intelligence in managing the vast amounts of data generated by modern enterprises, with tools like Dynatrace offering AI-driven solutions to enhance observability. As a leader in Gartner's evaluations, Dynatrace stands out for its ability to provide real-time insights that help teams focus on delivering customer value and driving revenue, underscoring the growing importance of observability in the digital age.