Rookout
Redefining Observability in Software Development

Developer-first observability is crucial for debugging code in live and remote environments without disrupting application performance within complex cloud-native software. Traditional monitoring and observability tools have tended to primarily focus on infrastructure-level metrics that IT Operations and System Reliability Engineers (SREs) care about. When a developer needs to retrieve code-level data, it’s too often a cumbersome process that requires writing additional code and redeploying applications, resulting in a repetitive, time-consuming cycle with unnecessary security risks.

Rookout addresses this challenge for developers by pioneering the fourth pillar of observability—snapshots—through its live debugging tool. Alongside the established pillars of observability such as metrics, logs, and traces, the snapshots provide a detailed, context-rich picture for developers when something unexpected happens and deep code-level data is required in order to return the application to a healthy state. Rookout’s Live Logger also helps reduce 60 percent of their customers’ logging costs.

In contrast to the time-consuming debugging cycle of adding breakpoints and waiting for re-deployment cycles, Rookout provides non-breaking breakpoints that enable instant debugging in production and are like a new superpower for developers. These non-breaking breakpoints provide engineers with unparalleled visibility and control over their applications, offering granular data from remote environments at the click of a button.

Developed by a team of 50 cybersecurity experts applying their knowledge to dev tools, Rookout lays a strong foundation for various runtime environments like bare metal monoliths, virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes, and serverless. Its extensive backend technology support includes JVM, Java, .NET, Python, Ruby, Node.js, and Golang, enabling clients to integrate Rookout’s solution into their existing tech stack throughout the software development life cycle.

"We are building the next generation of observability tooling for developers,” said Shahar Fogel, CEO of Rookout. “Our third-party integrations are industry agnostic and support over a hundred tools within the software development life cycle, including exception-catching tools, logging integrators, APM platforms, and other traditional monitoring tools.”

Rookout’s team of professionals is distributed between engineering and marketing teams within the U.S. and Israel. To protect customer data, the engineering team leverages comprehensive security mechanisms, prioritizing certifications like SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance. In addition to standard encryption practices, the enterprise-grade security mechanism acts as an agent in the production environment, seamlessly integrating SSO, RBAC, and other enhanced security capabilities.

We are building the next generation of observability tools for developers

A notable example showcasing Rookout's effectiveness in optimizing development processes involves a Fortune 50 company with complex Kubernetes-based microservices architecture. Facing time-consuming debugging processes requiring frequent redeployments, they approached Rookout for assistance. Rookout reduced the company’s mean-time-to-resolution (MTTR) by approximately 76 percent, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

Building on its culture of innovation, Rookout caters to a wide range of industries, from Fortune 50 companies to small startups. Its dedication lies in providing developers with a powerful developer-first observability platform and exceptional support. Organizations can trust the Rookout platform to support developers with on-demand access to critical real-time data.