The Open-Source Observability Playbook

Explore the essential aspects of observability in distributed systems through this 43-minute webinar. Delve into the rise of microservices in the cloud, understand the three pillars of observability (metrics, logs, and traces), and learn about open-source tracing tools like OpenTelemetry, OpenTracing, and OpenCensus. Discover best practices for implementing these tools to accelerate application development, ensure optimal performance, and minimize user impacts. Join Hen Peretz, Head of Solutions Engineering at Epsagon, as he guides you through the evolution of monitoring techniques, from old-school methods to modern observability practices. Gain insights into logging best practices, monitoring strategies, and the critical role of distributed tracing in today's complex cloud environments.

Intro
Why monitoring?
What should we monitor?
Old-School Monitoring
Old-School Troubleshooting
Old-School Logging
New era for applications: Cloud + Microservices
The Rise of Microservices in the Cloud
Challenges for Engineering and DevOps
The Three Pillars of Observability
Logging Best Practices - Setup
Monitoring Best Practices
Why Distributed Tracing Is Critical Today
Distributed Tracing Landscape
Distributed Tracing DIY - Generating Traces
Distributed Tracing DIY - Ingestion & Visualization
Tagging Traces
Tracing with payload
Tracing as a glue
Best practices for observability
Summary