Cloud observability is the ability to understand what is happening inside cloud systems by collecting and connecting signals such as metrics, logs, traces, events, and context.
Why observability matters
Cloud-native systems can involve many services, containers, databases, and managed platforms. Observability helps teams investigate problems across those moving parts.
Observability versus logging
Cloud logging records events and messages. Observability uses logs along with metrics and traces to answer deeper questions about system behavior.
Observability is essential when simple uptime checks are no longer enough.