Greg Leffler's Blog Posts

Greg heads the Observability Practitioner team at Splunk, and is on a mission to spread the good word of Observability to the world. Greg's career has taken him from the NOC to SRE to SRE management, with side stops in security and editorial functions. In addition to Observability, Greg's professional interests include hiring, training, SRE culture, and operating effective remote teams. Greg holds a Master's Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Old Dominion University.

Observability

2 Minute Read

Observability for DevOps Users: Lessons Learned from RedMonk

Learn what you need to know about observability as a DevOps practitioner in this recap of a LinkedIn Live session with RedMonk's KellyAnn Fitzpatrick.

Observability

3 Minute Read

Why You Need Synthetic Monitoring

Synthetic monitoring lets you simulate user transactions, so you can find out about problems before your customer's angry social media post goes viral.

Observability

4 Minute Read

The Next Frontier for Observability: Data Ownership with OpenTelemetry

Owning observability telemetry data has many benefits. This article explains why OpenTelemetry is the right way to own this data instead of relying on a vendor.

Observability

3 Minute Read

Splunk Beyond Logs: Getting to Observability

There's more to Splunk than logs. Learn how Splunk's Observability products let you go beyond logging to analyze metrics, events, and traces.

Observability

5 Minute Read

The Five Tenets of Observability

Observability is essential for technology success. Learn the five key tenets of an Observability system and the benefits of Observability for your company.

Observability

11 Minute Read

Monitoring Tools: 6 to Cover All Your Needs

Here are the six different types of monitoring tools that will give you and your team everything you need to feel confident about your applications' health.