Observability Engineering with Liz Fong-Jones

Feb 3, 2024

Join Liz Fong-Jones, Field CTO at Honeycomb, as she discusses the importance of observability engineering, the role of Honeycomb in popularizing this concept, and the evolution of observability. They delve into Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) & indicators (SLIs), critical user journeys, common mistakes in setting up SLOs, and cultivating an observability-driven development culture.

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

Understanding Observability and Monitoring

04:41 • 18min

Understanding Open Telemetry and its Role in Achieving Observability

22:17 • 2min

The Ultimate Goal of Observability and the Importance of Service Level Objectives (SLOs)

24:38 • 15min

39:50 • 2min

Exploring User Journeys and Service Level Indicators

41:45 • 2min

SLIs and the Four Golden Signals

44:09 • 8min

Starting Points for Observability Driven Development Culture

52:08 • 3min

Join host Kaivalya Apte in this episode of The Geek Narrator Podcast as he discusses observability engineering with field CTO at Honeycomb, Liz Fong-Jones. They delve into the importance of observability for software engineers, the role of Honeycomb in popularizing this concept, and how observability has evolved over the years. Liz shares her experiences transitioning from being an SRE at Google to advocating for observability at Honeycomb and walking the journey from developer advocate to Field CTO. They discuss the definitions and misconceptions surrounding observability and elucidate on Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) & indicators (SLIs) and challenges they solve. Tune in for an informative and in-depth conversation on observability engineering. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:08 Understanding Observability Engineering 00:37 Guest Introduction: Liz Fong Jones 00:53 Liz's Journey to Field CTO at Honeycomb 27:38 Understanding Site Reliability Workbook Materials 27:57 Identifying Critical User Journeys 29:49 Different Types of Services and Their SLOs 33:05 Setting Up SLOs: Granularity and Number 42:42 Understanding Service Level Indicators (SLIs) 50:26 Common Mistakes in Setting Up SLOs 52:09 Cultivating an Observability-Driven Development Culture References: Observability Engineering: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/observability-engineering/9781492076438/ @Google SRE book: https://sre.google/books/ =============================================================================== For discount on the below courses: Appsync: https://appsyncmasterclass.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Testing serverless: https://testserverlessapps.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Production-Ready Serverless: https://productionreadyserverless.com/?affiliateId=41c07a65-24c8-4499-af3c-b853a3495003 Use the button, Add Discount and enter "geeknarrator" discount code to get 20% discount. =============================================================================== Follow me on Linkedin and Twitter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaivalyaapte/ and https://twitter.com/thegeeknarrator If you like this episode, please hit the like button and share it with your network. Also please subscribe if you haven't yet. Database internals series: https://youtu.be/yV_Zp0Mi3xs Popular playlists: Realtime streaming systems: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4se-mAKKoVOs3VcaP71X_LA- Software Engineering: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sf6By03bot5BhKoMgxDUU17 Distributed systems and databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4sfLDUnjBJXJGFhhz94jDd_d Modern databases: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL7QpTxsA4scSeZAsCUXijtnfW5ARlrsN Stay Curios! Keep Learning!