Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQWhat made SLOs so messy (and what we can do about it)The joys and sorrows of the SLOs that connect engineers and end-users across a distributed system.4 min read·Dec 7, 2021--1--1
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQSampling, verbosity, and the case for (much) broader applications of distributed tracingOriginally posted as this twitter thread.5 min read·Nov 17, 2021----
Ben SigelmanThe Three “Digital Transformations” (and how to bring them together)How technology transformed Operations before it transformed Product, and how to connect these two separate practices.3 min read·Sep 20, 2021----
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQWhy Tracing Might Replace (Almost) All LoggingThis is a thread about why tracing will gradually replace most logging (… and explored through the lens of a relational data model).4 min read·Apr 23, 2021--5--5
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQMaking Continuous Delivery “Global,” via ObservabilityThe easier part of Continuous Delivery (“CD”) is, well, “continuously delivering software.” The harder part is doing it reliably. :)4 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQThe Two Drivers of Cardinality (and what to do about them)Cardinality can be expensive but it doesn’t have to be. This is a thread about what it’s good (and bad) for3 min read·Mar 27, 2021----
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQObservability will never replace Monitoring (… because it shouldn’t)Observability won’t replace Monitoring – it will *augment* Monitoring.3 min read·Mar 27, 2021----
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQDeep Stacks Versus Deep SystemsThe differences between “stacks” within a CPU and “stacks” within a distributed system (and what that means for APM and observability)4 min read·Mar 27, 2021----
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQAPM Is DyingHow architectural evolution is going to create deep systems (and kill APM)2 min read·Mar 27, 2021--5--5
Ben SigelmaninLightstepHQRegrets About Dapper and MonarchWhat we did right – and especially what we did wrong – when we designed Google’s tracing and metrics systems.3 min read·Mar 27, 2021--1--1
