Monitoring for Everyone

Carl Bergquist's presentation at a developer conference in Malmö, Sweden, titled "Monitoring for Everyone," explores the fundamentals of monitoring and observability, offering insights into key concepts like logs, metrics, and distributed tracing. He emphasizes the importance of understanding system performance, identifying performance drops, and determining their causes. Bergquist discusses the necessity of flexible monitoring tools, especially in environments utilizing containers, microservices, and continuous deployment, highlighting what data to collect and how to effectively monitor and alert on system changes. The talk is designed for both newcomers and those seeking a refresher on monitoring concepts, with further engagement encouraged through the Grafana community site.