Observability with Grafana

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Introducing Observability and the Grafana Stack

The modern computer systems we work with have moved from the realm of complicated into the realm of complex, where the number of interacting variables make them ultimately unknowable and uncontrollable. We are using the terms complicated and complex as per system theory. A complicated system, like an engine, has clear causal relationships between components. A complex system, such as the flowing of traffic in a city, shows emergent behavior from the interactions of its components.

With the average cost of downtime estimated to be $9,000 per minute by Ponemon Institute in 2016, this complexity can cause significant financial loss if organizations do not take steps to manage this risk. Observability ...