Observability
Every DataAgent post tagged Observability: 3 articles.
Engineering12 minPrecision vs. Recall: Why Observability Costs So Much
Observability bills are shaped by one unstated assumption: a human might need to scroll back. That is collection optimized for recall. An agent present at the moment of the fault optimizes for precision — and precision scales with your incident rate, not your estate.
Nati Shalom • Aug 26, 2026
Engineering13 minAutonomy Is a Body Problem, Not a Data Problem
In 2026 the biggest observability vendors conceded that fixing, not watching, is the point. But an agent bolted onto a billed-by-ingestion data lake inherits the lake's ceiling. Autonomy is a harness problem: tools, state, guardrails, and verification. Not a data problem.
Nati Shalom • Aug 24, 2026
Product3 minIt's time to let the dog out
For decades, observability has worked like a watchdog: it barks when something's wrong and waits for you to come running. That stopped making sense the moment we could build a system that acts on its own. Why I named the company DataAgent.
Ishay Yaari • Aug 24, 2026