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Observability is a concept used in IT and cloud computing to measure and understand the internal state of a system by examining its outputs, including logs, metrics, events, and traces. This helps system engineers and DevOps teams to proactively collect and analyze data, troubleshoot system issues, and ensure a system is working correctly. The three main pillars of observability are logs, metrics, and traces. Observability is also a measure of how well the internal states of a system can be inferred from knowledge of its external outputs. It is defined as the ability to measure a system's current state and understand its properties and patterns not defined in advance. Control theory describes observability and controllability as mathematical duals.
A DevOps platform is a tool that combines software development, security, and operations in a single application. It automates the process of building and testing software, and ensures that new releases are delivered faster and more efficiently while maintaining security and compliance. Some of the most popular DevOps platforms include GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and JFrog. The main difference between DevOps and platform engineering is that a DevOps team is responsible for delivering technical features of an application, while a platform engineering team is specifically focused on building and maintaining a platform. Overall, a DevOps platform maximizes the overall return on software development and helps organizations stay competitive in the rapidly evolving technology landscape.
