Observability is a buzzword. As is common with buzzwords, there’s a good reason why it is so successful, but people also often use it for just anything to sound cool and knowledgeable until the word starts losing its meaning.
Let’s go through the scientific definition of Observabilty, then though how humans have dealt with and optimized data since we have had written records, and then apply this knowledge in finding out how to get actionable insights from your data while keeping human effort and costs down.
