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Observability Engineering with Liz Fong-Jones

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CHAPTER

Understanding Observability and Monitoring

This chapter clarifies the definitions of observability and monitoring, explaining that observability is about understanding a system's internal state through observing its external state. It discusses the challenges of complex microservices architectures and the importance of using telemetry data to gain insights. The chapter also differentiates metrics from observability, highlighting the limitations of traditional approaches and the need for analyzing existing data without pushing new code.

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