Modern Observability for Cloud Applications - Spectacles on Steroids

Explore modern observability techniques for cloud applications in this 52-minute conference talk from GeeCON 2022. Dive into the complexities of distributed systems, including schedulers, sidecars, dynamic routing, and server-side discovery. Learn how to tackle operational challenges such as identifying issue propagation, tracing request processing graphs, and pinpointing root causes of problems. Discover proactive early warning strategies to detect potential issues before they escalate. Examine the pillars of observability, including centralized logs, metrics, SIEM, and distributed tracing, and their implementation in cloud environments, particularly on AWS. Gain insights into managed, ready-to-use services like CloudWatch, X-Ray, and CodeGuru. Explore integration possibilities with popular open-source products such as Grafana, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry. Analyze reference telemetry architectures for distributed applications in the cloud, equipping yourself with valuable knowledge to enhance your cloud application monitoring and management skills.

GeeCON 2022: Sebastian Gębski - Spectacles on steroids - modern observability for cloud apps