Whitepapers Observability Metrics Logs

The Bridge From Observability 1.0 to Observability 2.0 Is Made Up of Logs, Not Metrics

Observability tooling can be loosely grouped into two generations: 1.0 and 2.0. If you’ve heard the famous saying that “observability has three pillars: metrics, logs, and traces”—that’s observability 1.0 for you. Observability 2.0 tools, on the other hand, have one unified source of truth: arbitrarily-wide structured log events.

In this whitepaper, Charity Majors goes over:

• Where metrics shine, and where they don't
• Why you need context, high cardinality, and custom metrics to understand your systems
• Why metrics are the bridge to your past and logs are the bridge to your future
• Why observability 2.0 is so much faster, easier, and cheaper than 1.0
• and so much more!

Metrics still play many important roles in the future—but they are not the workhorse of complex systems telemetry. Wide, structured log events are the way we get to a better tomorrow—and in this whitepaper, Charity provides actionable, practical tips to get you there.

Download this insightful whitepaper today.