Observability for All!

Observability is the ability to measure the current state of a system. Backend engineers are becoming more familiar with the three signals and technologies, such as OpenTelemetry, that can be used to instrument applications and diagnose issues. Yet tracing of the frontend and other parts of systems are often an afterthought.Join me as I dive into the tools and techniques we can use to instrument, monitor and diagnose issues across full stack applications. I'll cover RUM agents and OTel web tracing, the metrics and traces they provide, how to combine them with Java backend tracing for a holistic picture. I'll also share how Synthetic Monitoring and alerting in Observability platforms can help us be alerted to issues impacting users in the applications we build and maintain.