Kubernetes Podcast from Google

Observability & Engineering Management, with Charity Majors

Jul 9, 2024

Charity Majors, Co-founder of honeycomb.io, discusses Observability and Engineering Management in the podcast. Topics include the evolution of observability, the importance of staying engaged with technical aspects, and the significance of learning about engineering management for all professionals. The podcast also explores AI and ML workloads, GDEs, and blogging advice.

48:15

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Charity Majors

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Quick takeaways

Learning about engineering management benefits all professionals, emphasizing support for teams.

Modern observability tools like Honeycomb.io enhance troubleshooting by providing nuanced insights with structured data.

Deep dives

Emphasizing the Importance of Engineering Management

Focusing on the significance of learning about engineering management, the discussion highlights the benefits for individuals regardless of their career path. Charity provides insights on the role of management in supporting teams and the importance of doing work that individuals are interested in to prevent burnout.

Intro

2min

Exploring VMware Tanzu Updates, Engineering Management, and Modern Observability

5min

Evolution and Importance of Observability in Engineering

28min

Keynote Experiences at Events and Podcast Recording on the Road

2min

Importance of Understanding Engineering Management and Observability in AI and ML Workloads

9min

Exploring Observability, AI, GDEs, and Blogging Advice

3min

Charity Majors is the co-founder and CTO of honeycomb.io. She pioneered the concept of modern Observability, drawing on her years of experience building and managing massive distributed systems at Parse (acquired by Facebook), then subsequently at Facebook, and at Linden Lab building Second Life. She is the co-author of Observability Engineering and Database Reliability Engineering (O'Reilly). She loves free speech, free software and single malt scotch.

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Links from the interview

Honeycomb.io
O’Reilly Book: Observability Engineering
O’Reilly Book: Database Reliability Engineering
Charity’s blog site: charity.wtf
Charity Blog: Questionable Advice: “My boss says we don’t need any engineering managers. Is he right?”
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