Data observability is a relatively new discipline in the fields of data engineering and data management. While many are familiar with the longstanding concepts of observability and monitoring in enterprise IT networks and infrastructure, data observability has only really come into the spotlight in the last two years. However, it has managed to turn a lot of heads in that short time.
The uptake of traditional observability and monitoring solutions has been driven by the proliferation of cloud applications and infrastructure as organizations find it increasingly difficult to keep an eye on the growing number of systems they have deployed across various locations. Much in the same way, we’re now seeing this happen with data.
