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https://github.com/lightstep/cloud-native-observability
An open access guide to Cloud-Native Observability.
https://github.com/lightstep/cloud-native-observability
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An open access guide to Cloud-Native Observability.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/lightstep/cloud-native-observability
- Owner: lightstep
- License: cc-by-sa-4.0
- Created: 2022-02-02T04:12:14.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-10-12T00:54:12.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-08-05T01:51:56.038Z (over 1 year ago)
- Size: 3.93 MB
- Stars: 39
- Watchers: 50
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 5
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# About This Project
**What is the goal of this project?** To provide a clear, concise, and unbiased
overview of cloud-native observability.
**Why is that important?** Despite untold millions of marketing dollars spent in
and around observability (or maybe _because_ of the untold millions of marketing
dollars spent), cloud-native observability practice today is often inefficient,
ineffective, or both. It doesn't need to be that way.
**Who is this for?** Observability and DevOps practitioners, SREs,
end-users of observability systems, and anyone involved in building and running
cloud-native software at scale.
**How can you help?** You can contribute in several ways --
* Adding your stories and learnings to [the "Real World Examples" directory](./real_world_examples/README.md)
* Helping refine and shape this repository through
[contributions](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
* Tackling a [good first
issue](https://github.com/lightstep/cloud-native-observability/labels/good%20first%20issue)
* Giving us a star and sharing the repository!
You can also view the [project milestones](./CONTRIBUTING.md#milestones).
## What We're Looking For
Currently, we would appreciate feedback (either via issues or pull requests) in
the following areas:
* Overall structure and flow of the document.
* Overall comprehension of the text/themes.
* Un-defined, under-defined, or over-defined themes/concepts/terms.
* General feedback on the ideas.
* Illustrations and explanatory diagrams.
---
## Table of Contents
* [README](./README.md)
* [Foreword](<./00 - foreword.md>)
* [Introduction](<./01 - intro.md>)
* [What's the point of software development, anyway?](<./01 - intro.md#whats-the-point-of-software-development-anyway>)
* [Why Cloud-Native Matters](<./01 - intro.md#why-cloud-native-matters>)
* [End-users and Engineers, Transactions and Resources](<./02 - end-users-and-engineers.md>)
* [End-users](<./02 - end-users-and-engineers.md#end-users>)
* [Engineers](<./02 - end-users-and-engineers.md#engineers>)
* [Transactions](<./02 - end-users-and-engineers.md#transactions>)
* [Resources](<./02 - end-users-and-engineers.md#resources>)
* [SLIs and SLOs](<./02 - end-users-and-engineers.md#slis-and-slos>)
* [The Anatomy of Observability](<./03 - anatomy-of-observability.md>)
* [Telemetry](<./03 - anatomy-of-observability.md#telemetry>)
* [Persistence](<./03 - anatomy-of-observability.md#persistence>)
* [Workflows](<./03 - anatomy-of-observability.md#workflows>)
* [Telemetry Creation and OpenTelemetry](<./04 - telemetry-creation-and-otel.md>)
* [Instrumentation and Granularity](<./04 - telemetry-creation-and-otel.md#instrumentation-and-granularity>)
* [OpenTelemetry and Commodity Telemetry](<./04 - telemetry-creation-and-otel.md#opentelemetry-and-commodity-telemetry>)
* [Effective Monitoring](<./05 - effective-monitoring.md>)
* [Effective Dashboards](<./05 - effective-monitoring.md#effective-dashboards>)
* [Effective Alerting](<./05 - effective-monitoring.md#effective-alerting>)
* [Fantastic SLOs and Where To Find Them](<./05 - effective-monitoring.md#fantastic-slos-and-where-to-find-them>)
* [Effective Investigation](<./06 - effective-investigation.md>)
* [Context -- What Ties Everything Together](<./06 - effective-investigation.md#context----what-ties-everything-together>)
* [Guided Analysis vs. Data Exploration](<./06 - effective-investigation.md#guided-analysis-vs.-data-exploration>)
* [Tagging and Cardinality](<./06 - effective-investigation.md#tagging-and-cardinality>)
* [Effective SLOs](<./07 - effective-slo.md>)
* [Counting the Uncountable](<./07 - effective-slo.md#counting-the-uncountable>)
* [Pushing the Envelope](<./07 - effective-slo.md#pushing-the-envelope>)
* [Telemetry ROI -- The Elephant in the Room](<./08 - telemetry-roi.md>)
* [Costs Go Up, ROI Goes Down -- You Can Explain That](<./08 - telemetry-roi.md#costs-go-up-roi-goes-down----you-can-explain-that>)
* [The Predictive Value of Telemetry](<./08 - telemetry-roi.md#the-predictive-value-of-telemetry>)
* [Cost Reduction Strategies](<./08 - telemetry-roi.md#cost-reduction-strategies>)
* [Organizational Concerns](<./09 - organizational-concerns.md>)
* [Combating the 'Three Pillars' ideology](<./09 - organizational-concerns.md#combating-the-three-pillars-ideology>)
* [Build, Buy, and Everything Inbetween](<./09 - organizational-concerns.md#build-buy-and-everything-between>)
* [Organizing Effective Observability Through Centralization](<./09 - organizational-concerns.md#organizing-effective-observability-through-centralization>)
* [Glossary](<./10 - glossary.md>)
---
## Contributing
We gladly accept pull requests! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
for more.
## Special Thanks
This guide is made possible thanks to salary-paying by [Lightstep](https://lightstep.com).
We'd love for you to check out our report on [how OpenTelemetry drives the
future of observability](http://go.lightstep.com/register-oreilly-future-of-observability.html)
as a companion to this whitepaper.
---
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