For Turbonomic analysis, Observation Period is the time span of sampling for the data that is used to calculate utilization percentiles. You can set a Maximum Observation Period and a Minimum Observation Period.
The observation period impacts the analysis that Turbonomic uses to generate actions. A shorter period means analysis uses fewer data points to calculate utilization percentiles. This results in more dynamic, elastic resizing, while a longer period results in more stable or less elastic resizing.