IBM Instana Observability goes beyond traditional APM solutions by democratizing observability so anyone across DevOps, SRE, platform engineering, ITOps and development can get the data they want with the context they need. Instana automatically delivers continuous high-fidelity data at 1-second granularity and end-to-end traces with the context of logical and physical dependencies across mobile, web, applications and infrastructure.

Shift from proactive to predictive monitoring: Predicting the future through observability

3 min read - In today's fast-paced digital landscape, the seamless operation and performance of software applications is crucial for businesses. Downtime, glitches and service interruptions can result in significant revenue loss and damage a company's reputation. This is where modern, advanced monitoring solutions like IBM Instana come into play. With its cutting-edge capabilities, Instana goes beyond traditional monitoring approaches like New Relic, enabling organizations to detect and predict issues before they impact end-users. Automatic and continuous discovery of application components One of Instana's…

Operationalize automation for faster, more efficient incident resolution at a lower cost

3 min read - IT is under enormous pressure. The expectation is 24/7/365 performance while also delivering increasingly better customer experiences at the lowest possible cost. The reality is that it’s difficult to keep apps performing as designed, especially in modern, cloud-native environments with microservices and Kubernetes. Cloud costs are out of control, and teams spend too much time fixing instead of innovating. And it all happens at a rate that makes it impossible for humans to keep up. It’s time for IT to…

In observability, “automation” is spelled I-N-S-T-A-N-A

3 min read - Modern application environments need real-time automated observability to have visibility and insights into what is going on. Because of the highly dynamic nature of microservices and the numerous interdependencies among application components, having an automated approach to observability is essential. That’s why traditional solutions like New Relic struggle to keep up with monitoring in cloud-native environments.  Automation in observability is a requirement When an application is not performing properly, customers are unhappy and your business can suffer. If your observability…

Debunking observability myths – Part 6: Observability is about one part of your stack

3 min read - In our blog series, we’ve debunked the following observability myths so far: Part 1: You can skip monitoring and rely solely on logs Part 2: Observability is built exclusively for SREs Part 3: Observability is only relevant and beneficial for large-scale systems or complex architectures Part 4: Observability is always expensive Part 5: You can create an observable system without observability-driven automation Today, we're delving into another misconception about observability—the belief that it's solely applicable to a specific part of your stack or…

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