Explore observability in cloud environments and learn about SLIC Watch in this conference talk from Conf42 Observability 2023. Dive into AWS CloudWatch's capabilities, best practices for setting up dashboards and alarms, and the importance of the four golden signals. Discover how to automate observability processes with SLIC Watch, an open-source tool that simplifies alarm creation and management. Gain insights into configuring SLIC Watch and its integration with services like AWS ChatBot, OpsGenie, and PagerDuty for improved incident response.
Observability and SLIC Watch - Automating CloudWatch Alarms
Overview
Syllabus
intro
preface
hi! i'm diren
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observability in the cloud
aws native o11y = cloudwatch
cloudwatch out of the box
setting up dashboards and alarms in cloudwatch
best practices
4 golden signals
cloudformation for cloudwatch alarms
can we automate this?
introducing slic watch
how slic watch works
configuration
before slic watch
after slic watch...
...aws chatbot, opsgenie,, pagerduty
wrapping up
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