Software Defined Talk Episode 513: Put On A Musical
Apr 4, 2025
This week dives into the whimsical world of a new Broadway production, the CISO Musical, blending cybersecurity with theater. The conversation humorously critiques the complexities of observability and monitoring in tech, highlighting the confusion surrounding these terms. A discussion also surfaces about the challenges of configuration management and the skepticism toward innovative tools like ConfigHub. Finally, there's a spotlight on a colossal $40 billion investment in AI, weighing both its monumental risks and potential for disruption.
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Wiz's Broadway Musical
- Wiz, a security company, created a Broadway-style musical for marketing.
- This transcends typical security marketing, which Brandon Rayner finds refreshing.
Observability vs. Monitoring
- Brandon Rayner argues that "observability" is just a new term for monitoring.
- He believes this rebranding has caused confusion and doesn't offer much new value.
Observability 3.0's Drawbacks
- "Observability 3.0" focuses on reducing costs by storing data locally and retrieving it when needed.
- This approach may hinder access to crucial data during real-time outages, however.