Observability Framework
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An Observability Framework is a monitoring framework that supports the creation of an observability system (that collects and analyzes telemetry data, such as metrics, logs, and traces).
- Context:
- It can (typically) include components such as:
- Metrics collection systems, which gather numerical data points that indicate the performance and health of the system (e.g., CPU usage, memory consumption).
- Logging systems, which capture detailed logs of events and errors that occur within the system.
- Tracing systems, which track the flow of requests across different services and components within a distributed system.
- It can (often) integrate with various tools and platforms like Prometheus, Elasticsearch, Jaeger, and OpenTelemetry.
- It can range from being simple single-node monitoring setups to complex multi-cloud observability solutions.
- It can (often) provide real-time dashboards and alerting mechanisms to notify stakeholders about performance issues or anomalies.
- It can (typically) be used by DevOps, SRE (Site Reliability Engineering), and IT operations teams to ensure system reliability and performance.
- It can (often) require the configuration of agents or collectors on the monitored systems to gather and forward telemetry data.
- ...
- It can (typically) include components such as:
- Example(s):
- Prometheus Framework as an example of a metrics collection and monitoring tool.
- Elasticsearch and Kibana for log analysis and visualization.
- Jaeger for distributed tracing in microservices architectures.
- OpenTelemetry as a unified framework for instrumenting, generating, collecting, and exporting telemetry data.
- ...
- Counter-Example(s):
- Traditional monitoring tools, which may only provide basic metrics without deep insights into the system's internal workings.
- Single-purpose log analyzers, which do not offer a holistic view combining metrics and traces.
- See: OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Jaeger, Elasticsearch
References
- https://opentelemetry.io/
- https://prometheus.io/
- https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch/
- https://www.jaegertracing.io/