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In a recent reddit thread, I got into a conversation about justifying the cost of observability. It got to a really basic question about running a tech company: how do you know that any cost is justified? While a small number of expenses have clear and direct business values, a bunch of other costs, I would even say most costs, just aren’t that clear cut.

I’d like to write a bit about how Observability costs are significant, how these costs tend to be justified, and how precise amount a company spends on anything tends to be more subjective than you’d think. This article is not about how to reduce or control these costs, but rather how the costs are justified.