What's Next for Observability

Michelle Tan's article discusses the evolving landscape of observability in the tech industry, highlighting insights shared by Grafana Labs VP of Product Tom Wilkie and Red Hat Software Engineer Frederic Branczyk during their keynote at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU. Traditionally, observability relies on three pillars: metrics, logs, and tracing, but Wilkie and Branczyk argue for a broader approach, predicting increased correlation between these pillars and the introduction of new signals and analysis methods. They also foresee the rise of index-free log aggregation systems, emphasizing simplicity and cost-effectiveness, as demonstrated by projects like Grafana Loki. The article encourages community involvement in developing observability tools to enhance system reliability and troubleshooting capabilities.