Unlocking the Power of Observability

<p>Observability &mdash; While the term might sound abstract, its impact on your applications&#39; reliability, performance, and troubleshooting capabilities is very real. In this blog post, we embark on a journey to unravel the difficulties of observability, exploring the three pillars that form its foundation: metrics, logs, and traces. Observability in modern Java distributed applications has become one of the crucial parts of system design.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/0*6LgYgZdPgg9fJtRy.png" style="height:394px; width:700px" /></p> <h1>What is observability?</h1> <p>Observability in distributed systems is the ability to gain comprehensive insights into the internal workings and behavior of our systems and components. When we talk about observability we usually mean three distinct types of data: metrics, logs, and traces. With such systems in place, we can monitor our applications and services in real time, reacting to potential production issues or performance degradation. We can also proactively optimize the performance and increase reliability leading to better software and ultimately better customer experience.</p> <h1>Metrics</h1> <p>Metrics are essential components of observability, providing near real-time data that helps us monitor the health and performance of servers, databases, applications, and other system components. We should collect as many useful metrics as possible, display them in an easy-to-understand way, and set up appropriate alerts.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@friskovec.miha/unlocking-the-power-of-observability-86e154349c71">Visit Now</a></p>