Observability Ops
Operations observability
Observability is the primary signal layer for detecting and responding to system issues quickly.
Signals to monitor
- API error rate and dominant status codes.
- Critical endpoint latency trends.
- Queue/scheduler health.
- Growth of domain-critical error logs.
Operational practice
- Set realistic alert thresholds.
- Link alerts to concrete runbook actions.
- Keep incident timelines for postmortems.
Suggested artifacts
Daily health dashboard, slow-query logs, and recurring-alert backlog for prioritization.