Randy Rouse on Instagram: "APM tools are great… but only for part of the picture. They tell you what’s slow — response times, errors, latency — but when it comes to the database, APM often sees a black box. That’s where today’s performance war rooms go off the rails. Teams chase symptoms instead of root causes. Let's break down the difference between surface‑level observability and true database insight, and why relying solely on APM leaves a dangerous blind spot. If you’ve ever heard “it’s the