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intermediate1 day (8h)hybrid

Observability in Practice: From Metrics to Root Cause

A practical workshop on using observability to debug production systems. Metrics, logs, traces, and continuous profiling combined to investigate incidents and performance regressions, with exercises on realistic scenarios.

ObservabilityTracingMetricsProduction DiagnosticsOpenTelemetry

Overview

A practical workshop on using observability to debug production systems. We combine metrics, logs, traces, and continuous profiling to investigate incidents and performance regressions, with exercises built around realistic scenarios.

Workshop Approach

Rather than treating each signal in isolation, we work through how they fit together during a real investigation — from the first alert to a confirmed root cause.

Who This Is For

This workshop suits engineers who operate backend systems and want to use observability deliberately, not just collect data.

What You Will Learn

  • Combine metrics, logs, and traces to investigate production issues
  • Use distributed tracing to follow requests across services
  • Apply continuous profiling to performance regressions
  • Work through realistic incident scenarios end to end
  • Build an observability-driven debugging workflow

Agenda

1

Metrics

Signals that matter, dashboards, and spotting regressions early.

2

Logs

Structured logging, correlation, and using logs effectively during incidents.

3

Distributed Tracing

Instrumenting with OpenTelemetry and following requests across service boundaries.

4

Continuous Profiling

Bringing always-on profiling into observability to explain performance changes.

5

Investigating Incidents & Regressions

Hands-on exercises that combine all signals to reach root cause on realistic scenarios.

Training Details

Duration
1 day (8h)
Format
hybrid
Level
intermediate
Target Audience
  • Backend developers
  • SREs
  • Platform engineers
  • Tech leads

Prerequisites

  • Experience building or operating backend services
  • Basic familiarity with logs and metrics
  • Laptop for hands-on exercises