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How I Built CloudFront Log Analytics for $3,300/Year

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Build production CloudFront analytics for $275/month using ClickHouse Cloud and S3Queue. Percentile monitoring, dashboards, and full control at near-fixed costs instead of per-gigabyte vendor pricing.
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The SEARCH Method: A Framework for Structured Logging at Scale

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Learn how to establish effective logging practices from day one using the SEARCH framework, avoiding costly mistakes and building foundations for operational excellence.
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Observability as Automation: A Philosophy for Understanding Systems

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Your observability bill is too high. In this first episode, I share what 25 years in the field taught me: observability isn’t a tax we pay—it’s automation for understanding our systems.
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Put a Number on It: The ROI Calculator for Observability Strategy

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Calculate the ROI of investing in observability strategy vs. continuing to pay the observability vendor tax. For CFOs and SREs who want to know: is fixing this mess actually worth it?
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Simplifying SLOs: Combining Multiple Metrics Into Weighted Aggregate Health Scores

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Learn how to reduce alert fatigue and build strategic SLOs by combining multiple KPIs into a single weighted health score. A practical approach to measuring service reliability.
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Right-Size Your Prometheus Memory: Calculator & Rule of Thumb

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Stop guessing at Prometheus memory. Use this calculator to right-size your deployment in seconds.
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Battle-Tested SLO Monitoring: Introducing Our Free Prometheus Alert Generator

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Efficient error budget tracking with Riemann Sum-inspired recording rules for high-scale Prometheus deployments.
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Valuing Observability

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You will have Observability, but where will you spend your time with it?