Observe is Still Flailing Around, Apparently

Right. So, Observe – the company that thinks throwing more dashboards at a problem solves it – is still trying to stay relevant in the observability space. Shocking. They’re pivoting *again*, this time focusing on “dynamic scaling” and letting AI (because of course) handle things like cost optimization and capacity planning. Basically, they’re admitting their original idea wasn’t enough. They want to be a full-stack observability platform, which is just industry buzzword bingo for “we do everything because we can’t specialize in anything well.”

They’ve got some new features like “AutoPilot” and are integrating with more cloud providers (because *everyone* needs another integration). And they’re trying to appeal to developers by making things easier, which is code for “dumbing it down so even the interns can click buttons.” They also acquired a company called TraceableAI. Honestly, sounds like they bought a band-aid for a gaping wound.

The whole thing reeks of desperation. They’re chasing trends instead of building something genuinely useful. It’s all fluff and marketing, I tell ya! More money being thrown at the same old problems with slightly shinier interfaces. Don’t fall for it.

Seriously, just learn your tools properly instead of relying on some vendor to “solve” your issues. You’ll thank me later. Or not. Whatever. I don’t care.

Source: TechCrunch – Observe is Still Flailing Around

Related Anecdote (Because You People Need Stories)

I once had a sysadmin – a *senior* sysadmin, mind you – spend three days blaming a network issue on the DNS servers. Three days! Turns out he hadn’t bothered to check if the server was even plugged in. That’s the level of competence we’re dealing with here. Observe is building tools for people like that guy. Don’t be that guy.

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