Testing in production doesn't come for free. It takes intent and investment to build something safe enough to fail. Building in ruggedness and observability builds you a safer space to ship fast and often. Here's a real-life demonstration showing th...
Networks are not perfect; mistakes get shipped; your code, integrations, and users will surprise you. Testing in Production is your safety net. Keeping a good eye on your Live system is key to supporting your applications and users. Monitors work li...
Presenting a talk over Zoom? Unsure if you should screen-share some lovely slides or if showing your lovely face would build connections and communication? Why not both! Playing around with zoom I found a lovely way to put your live image in the cent...
You want to be confident that your users can keep using your service to achieve their goals. Monitoring the health of individual microservices is not enough. You need assurance that key suites of microservices are working well together to meet thos...
A friend of mine tells a great story of a team avoiding a great deal of grief. All of their system health checks were green. But their live graph of purchases dropped to zero and stayed there. Despite the many positive system indicators, the team w...
Observability gives you debugging superpowers. It's x-ray vision to see what's happening inside your live software. The insight you can gain from knowing what happens when your users interact with your services (and when your services interact with e...
