How to Gain Observability into Your CI/CD Pipeline

Observability is crucial for optimizing the software release process, as highlighted by Logz.io's experience of handling CI/CD pipeline failures and tedious Developer-on-Duty shifts. The blog emphasizes the importance of integrating observability practices within CI/CD pipelines, using Jenkins as a reference tool, to effectively monitor aggregated data and identify patterns across runs, branches, and machines. It outlines a four-step process to enhance observability, including data collection, indexing, visualization, and setting alert rules, which can significantly improve lead time for changes by shortening the cycle time for commits to reach production. The author, Dotan Horovits, plans to discuss this topic further at the Continuous Delivery Summit during KubeCon North America, offering practical guidance on enhancing CI/CD observability with open-source tools, regardless of the specific CI/CD tools in use.