Now in its fifth year, the 2025 Observability Forecast in Asia Pacific offers a comprehensive view into the state of observability across the region. Drawing on insights from 575 technology professionals across nine countries, the report reveals common themes and differences in how observability is practiced throughout Asia Pacific.
The data paints a picture of growing maturity. All core observability practices now report deployment rates above 30%, with CI/CD-based software deployment emerging as the most widely adopted practice. Full-stack observability1 (FSO) continues its upward trajectory with over a quarter (27%) of respondents reporting achieving FSO in 2025, up from 19% the previous year.
Capabilities across the board saw year-over-year growth, with notably high uptake of AI monitoring. This rapid adoption of intelligent tooling coincides with rising investment: the median annual spend on observability in the region is now $2 million.
At the same time, inefficiencies remain: one quarter (26%) of organisations still learn about service interruptions from outdated or manual processes, such as customer complaints or manual ticket filing.
The impact of full-stack observability is clear. The median cost of a high-impact outage in the region is $2 million per hour, while the median annual outage cost is $61 million. It’s clear that observability—in particular full stack observability—makes a significant difference in reducing those costs, sometimes by as much as $1 million per hour.
