Observability

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What Really Are Logs?

February 19, 2026 o11y logging syslog structured-logging json observability log-levels

Logs aren’t just text files. They’re a specific observability data type with 45 years of history behind them. Here’s what you need to know to use them well.

What Really Is a Metric?

February 2, 2026 o11y metrics prometheus observability tsdb

A metric isn’t just any number. It’s a specific data type with strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs. Here’s what you need to know.

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Observability ROI Calculator

January 15, 2026 services roi calculator observability architecture

Calculate your potential savings with an Independent Observability Architect engagement

Cardinality Audit

January 15, 2026 services cardinality-audit cost-audit savings observability

Get an Observability Roadmap that ensures your spend drives real business value. Start with a free discovery call.

Observability Isn't Tools, It's How You Think

January 15, 2026 o11y observability incident-response epistemology sre devops mental-frameworks

Observability is a practice of reasoning from evidence under uncertainty. Learn the five essential steps that define how we know what we understand about production systems during incidents.

Observability as Automation: A Philosophy for Understanding Systems

December 15, 2025 o11y observability sre devops philosophy scientific-method

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.

Put a Number on It: The ROI Calculator for Observability Strategy

December 5, 2025 o11y observability slo roi business

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

October 23, 2025 o11y slo sli observability monitoring sre metrics kpi

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.