Observability vs. Monitoring

Observability vs. Monitoring

IT environments are becoming increasingly complex, making it essential to maintain control over systems and performance. Monitoring and observability are often mentioned together, but they are not the same. While both concepts provide valuable insights, observability is the next step in effective IT management.

What is the difference between monitoring and observability?

Monitoring focuses on collecting predefined metrics such as CPU usage, memory consumption, and network activity. It helps detect known issues and provides alerts when thresholds are exceeded. Monitoring tells you that something is wrong, but not always why.

Observability goes a step further, offering deeper insights into system behavior by combining data from logs, metrics, and traces. It not only helps identify problems but also provides an understanding of their root cause and impact. Observability gives context to monitoring data, allowing businesses to not only react to incidents but also proactively prevent disruptions.

How Trelion helps with observability

At Trelion, we understand that organizations need more than just basic monitoring. That’s why we support businesses in implementing advanced observability solutions that go beyond traditional monitoring. With the Canopy platform from our sister company Retigra, we provide an integrated approach that transforms monitoring data into valuable, actionable insights.

This allows businesses to not only gain real-time visibility into their IT environment but also proactively prevent disruptions, optimize performance, and improve efficiency.