Schrödinger's Service: Why Your Microservice Is Both Up and Down
Microservices' health cannot be determined by health checks alone. Explore the importance of comprehensive observability in engineering.
The state of your microservices is not solely determined by health checks. These checks only confirm if the service responded at a specific time, neglecting crucial factors like database connection health or downstream dependencies. Users may experience issues that health checks do not reveal, underscoring the need for a comprehensive observability strategy that goes beyond simple metrics.