Survey: Complexity and Costs Threaten Health of Strong DevOps Pulse

Logz.io's 2022 DevOps Pulse Report highlights the rapid evolution and growing maturity of cloud and DevOps practices over the past five years, emphasizing trends such as increased adoption of observability strategies, with 77% of organizations actively engaged in this area. However, challenges persist, including a rise in mean time to recovery (MTTR) during production incidents and difficulties in monitoring Kubernetes and microservices, cited by 52% of respondents. The report notes the nascent state of distributed tracing, though its importance is increasingly recognized, with 80% of respondents rating it crucial to their observability strategy. Additionally, the survey reveals concerns over the growing cost and complexity of maintaining effective observability, with tool sprawl and data volumes being significant obstacles. Despite these challenges, the report underscores the ongoing development of DevOps skills and tools, with a focus on improving visibility and managing observability costs.