Doyita Mitra

Cloud-native environments have become the cornerstone of modern technology innovation. From nimble startups to tech giants, companies are adopting cloud-native architectures, drawn by the promise of scalability, flexibility, and rapid deployment. However, this power comes with increased complexity – and a pressing need for observability. Operating a cloud-native system without proper observability is akin to navigating a maze blindfolded.

Today, one of the most popular techniques to achieve high levels of performance and reliability in your software applications is by leveraging the power of microservices architecture. This architectural style breaks down a monolithic application into smaller, more manageable services that can be independently developed, deployed, and scaled.

Imagine this heartfelt conversation between a cloud architect and her customer who is a DevOps engineer: Cloud architect: “How satisfied are you with the monitoring in place?” DevOps engineer: “It is all right. We just monitor our servers and their health status – nothing more.” Cloud architect: “Is that the desired state of monitoring you are looking at?” DevOps engineer: “Not at all.