Changelog Master Feed Observability in the wild: strategies that work (Go Time #234)
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Jun 16, 2022 AI Snips
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Amsterdam Attic Meeting
- Mat Ryer and Nayana Shetty first met in 2018 at GrafanaCON EU, hosted in an attic in Amsterdam during a cold snap.
- The conference coincided with the Causal acquisition and a smaller Grafana team.
Carrot and Stick Approach to Observability
- Motivate teams by emphasizing the long-term benefits of good monitoring practices, like avoiding future problems.
- Use "carrots" such as increased autonomy and "sticks" such as increased workload if not implemented.
Slow Down to Speed Up
- Building reliable systems requires slowing down initially to avoid future issues and delays.
- This "slow down to speed up" principle prioritizes long-term stability over short-term gains.