Observability

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being observable. uncountable
  2. 2
    A measure of the extent to which something is observable. countable
  3. 3
    The ability to collect data about the execution of distributed programs, especially the interaction among its components. countable, uncountable

    "“In 2018, we saw many companies that are cloud-native and in the tech sector talking about observability,” he said. “Last year, we saw this becoming more mainstream, with large organizations adopting cloud-native technologies and becoming interested in observability.”"

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"“In 2018, we saw many companies that are cloud-native and in the tech sector talking about observability,” he said. “Last year, we saw this becoming more mainstream, with large organizations adopting cloud-native technologies and becoming interested in observability.”"

Etymology

From observe + -ability.

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