Challenges of Observability in DevOps

In the rapidly evolving world of DevOps, observability has emerged as a key capability required to maintain and troubleshoot complex systems. As applications become more distributed—consisting of microservices, serverless architectures, and cloud deployments—the need for effective observability tools has never been greater. However, implementing observability comes with various challenges that must be addressed. 1. Complexity of Distributed Systems As systems grow in complexity, understanding their behavior becomes increasingly difficult. A single application could be spread across multiple services, containers, and clouds, making it hard to correlate metrics, logs, and traces.