5 Important Reasons Why You Need Application Observability

Application observability is emerging as a more inclusive and flexible approach to monitoring application performance compared to traditional Application Performance Monitoring (APM). Unlike APM, which focuses on predefined metrics and known issues, observability encompasses a wider array of telemetry data, offering real-time insights into both expected and unexpected issues within microservices architectures. This proactive method allows for the correlation of logs, metrics, and traces, providing a comprehensive view of system health and performance. Observability's reliance on less intrusive, automated data collection methods, such as OpenTelemetry, makes it more adaptable and cost-effective, as it filters out less valuable data and focuses on critical insights. Logz.io's Open 360 platform exemplifies this modern approach, offering a unified interface for end-to-end visibility into application behavior, particularly within distributed systems, at a lower cost than traditional APM solutions.