The day started ordinarily enough, but Sofia’s heart sank when she saw an email from the Operations Team Manager. The request? To present on collecting metrics in Kubernetes, focusing on the difference between Service Monitor and target scraping. Oh, and the audience would be a whopping 300 people. …

On a lazy afternoon, amidst the aroma of freshly roasted beans, Sofia and Lauren found themselves engrossed in a hearty conversation exploring the world of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). They were joined by Lauren’s cousin, Mateo, who was just about to finish his college journey. Lauren, always the icebreaker, leaned…

In the bustling realm of software development, the pursuit of observability is akin to navigating uncharted waters. Sofia is back and she has a mission — to transform the observability landscape of the Fast Payment team. This Java-powered squad, submerged in a sea of logs, had long neglected their observability…

Previously Sofia has been on a transformative journey through the world of observability. From grappling with legacy systems to diving into modern tech like AWS, containers, and distributed tracing, she’s been a sponge for knowledge. She partnered with her teammates to implement OpenTelemetry and Grafana Tempo, providing invaluable insights into…

Previously in Sofia’s journey: she embarked on an exciting adventure into the world of observability. Starting her career at a company burdened with legacy systems, Sofia’s curiosity and determination led her to explore modern technologies like AWS, containers, and distributed tracing. Alongside her teammates, she implemented OpenTelemetry and Grafana Tempo…

After a month of integrating OpenTelemetry and Grafana Tempo into their company, Sofia and Lauren were riding high. This new influx of data — encompassing metrics, logs, and traces — had transformed their digital operations, and the developers were reaping the benefits. One day, with a spark in her eyes…

Previously on Sofia’s Journey to Observability: In her journey as a Site Reliability Engineer, Sofia has overcome several challenges at her company. She transformed a chaotic server alert system into a streamlined, actionable tool. She tackled a massive log file mess, implementing a log checklist and introducing Grafana Loki to…

Previously on Sofia’s Journey to Observability: In a bustling financial tech company, Site Reliability Engineer Sofia Wang faced the chaos of overwhelming alerts, leading her team towards a more efficient approach. She then ventured into the enigmatic logging forest, taming the unstructured log mess through standardized practices and Grafana Loki…

Netdata Agent is a powerful open-source monitoring agent that excels at collecting metrics from various sources and visualizing them in real-time. With its zero-configuration capability, it provides a quick and effortless way to monitor systems effectively. While Netdata Agent is great for real-time monitoring, integrating it with VictoriaMetrics as a…