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Observability 2.0 in the Real World: Lessons from SimpliSafe's Engineering Journey

In this candid and insightful talk from Observability Sessions Boston, Laban Eilers, a platform engineer at SimpliSafe, takes us on a practical deep dive into the evolution of observability—from the traditional “three pillars” model to the emerging promise of Observability 2.0.

How to implement business observability

It sounds simple: You define metrics for success, you track them, and if they fail, you fix them. For decades, this was how businesses monitored their systems. However, a reactive monitoring approach, which alerts businesses about failures only after the issue has already impacted operations, became insufficient as digital architectures grew more complex.