Observability — A 3-Year Retrospective

Charity Majors, in her article for The New Stack, examines the evolution of observability, covering its history, key contributors, and intended purpose, while also offering her perspective on its future trajectory. She predicts that in the coming three years, traditional categories such as Application Performance Monitoring (APM), monitoring/metrics, and logs will likely merge into a singular category known as observability, reflecting a shift in how these tools are utilized and integrated within the tech industry.