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To log or not to log
Logging is one of the staples of observability – it is easy to implement, gives a lot of data, saves the day when troubleshooting problems and it is around since the dawn of time. When I started my life in IT in the 90s of the last century – kinda creepy to write that –…
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Top 10 Reasons why you don‘t need Observability
Observability has become an essential component for modern systems, offering deep insights into system performance, reliability, and user experience. However, despite its obvious advantages, many organizations still hesitate to implement observability solutions. Here are the top 10 reasons why companies may decide not to invest in observability: 1. Cost – It’s too expensive One of…
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Troubleshooting 101: How observability helps you fix issues faster
When it comes to managing modern IT systems, troubleshooting is one of the most critical activities. It’s about identifying and resolving issues that slow down applications, disrupt services, and ultimately cost time, money, and customer trust. A well-established troubleshooting process, supported by robust observability practices, can make all the difference in diagnosing and fixing problems…
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So much data … and now?
Observability is about data, or isn’t it? OpenTelemetry helps us to gather tons of it and then we store it in a nice scalable data storage and all is well. Sorry, that’s not how it works in Observability. Let’s take a look at data and information and see what we actually need.
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O11y Summer C(h)amp 2024
The excitement of the Euro 24 might be over and the champs of football are crowned, but the summer fun continues with a fantastic opportunity to sharpen your Observability skills at Summerc(h)amp 2024. Join us from July 15th to August 2nd for an engaging and informative experience, featuring three live sessions each week and become…
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Whack-a-Mole for Pros
In my 30 years in IT I have seen many things – good ones and bad ones. The bad ones usually had to do with the performance of systems or rather the lack of it. And a few of them stuck in my mind and will come back to the surface time and time again…
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My OTel Journey – Part 2
My 2nd part of the journey into OTel is about logging – how to retrieve logging data from the OTel store. Logs are important to get detailed information, error statements and lots of other things but the real important information can drown easily in a vast amount of data.The OpenTelemetry demo uses OpenSearch as the…
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Performance Monitoring is easy
Finding out if your application or your system is performing well is no rocket science. It is actually really easy -because: There are only 2 conditions – Slow or Failed.It is too slow or it doesn’t work at all and throws an error in the face of the user. Or – superbingo – it is…
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Let’s talk about Context
The o11y space is buzzing with activity and I like that. Things are moving and it looks as if we finally get a place at the big table. One thing I read a couple of times in the last weeks was the complexity in O11y and that context matters. Those 2 are interwoven and understanding…
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What is Observability?
What is Observability? besides a mouthful of syllables? I’ll use O11y (pronounced OLLY) from now on to make it a little easier. Here is my take on a short (!) intro into the nature of it.O11y is a composite strategy involving inspecting a service’s performance, availability, quality, and how it affects other system components based…
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