Listen "Tod Hansmann — Observability as an engineering enabler"
Episode Synopsis
Problem solver Tod Hansmann of Catalyst joins me to discuss "observability": What it is, why it means different things to different people, and how to get started if it's new for you.In this episode:What is observability (o11y)?What can observability do for you?What metrics should you track?How does observability relate to logging, alerting, monitoring, and other practices?Who should be responsbile for obervability?How heavily should upper management be involved?How does observability relate to culture?CI/CD as a prerequisite for observabilityWhy metrics are better than logsSurprising metrics that can be importantThe relationship between monitoring and automated testingGood observability as an enabler for canary deployments, test in production, and other practicesHow to define service level objectivesHow do you define "uptime"How to address corner casesWhy being on call is desireableGuestTod HansmannTwitter: @todpunkLinkedIn: Tod HansmannCatalystResourcesBook: Site Reliability EngineeringWatch this episode on YouTube.
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