From Metrics to Meaning: How PaaS Helps Developers Understand Production

Modern production systems generate more data than most developers can realistically process. Every request emits logs. Every service exports metrics. Every dependency introduces another layer of signals. In theory, this should make systems easier to understand. In practice, it does the opposite. Dashboards become dense, alerts become noisy, and when something breaks, the same questions still come up. What is actually wrong? Who is affected? Where do you even start? The problem is not observabili