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Research report·

Observability in software development

and the challenges developers face in observability projects

The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the current state of observability through the eyes of DevOps professionals. We will begin by investigating the adoption of application performance monitoring and observability technologies, and discuss how this is affected by region, company size, and experience levels of the developers. Following this, we will take a deep dive into the most prominent challenges that developers face when setting up and maintaining observability projects.

Questions this report answers

What are the features of a high quality API according to developers?

What are developers concerned with in their use of third-party APIs?

According to developers what are the key security risks in the use of third-party APIs?