Observability Courses and Certifications

Establishing a foundation in observability

In this course, we will learn about the founding concepts of Observability in terms of people and tools.

• Udacity
• 3 weeks, 4-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

IBM Cloud Associate Site Reliability Engineer

In this course, you will focus on important SRE and IBM Cloud® topics such as incident management, observability, troubleshooting, operations, and deployments.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

ChariotSolutions

Observability and the Future of Complex Systems

Explore the future of distributed systems engineering, focusing on observability and adapting tools and culture to handle complex modern development paradigms and potential disasters.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ChariotSolutions

Observability: Understanding and Implementing the Three Pillars - Monitoring, Tracing, and Logging

Explore observability practices, tools, and culture to enhance system monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance. Learn to implement effective logging, tracing, and alerting for improved incident response and client communication.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Okta

Observability and the Glorious Future - Iterate 2018

Explore the future of system monitoring with event-driven, high-cardinality observability tools designed for software engineers to better understand and debug modern systems.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Learn With Jason

Understanding Observability in Modern Applications - Learn With Jason

Discover how to debug complex systems in production using Honeycomb for observability. Learn to monitor and analyze modern app performance effectively.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Open Source for Better Observability

Explore cloud-native observability using open-source tools like Prometheus, Elastic Search, and Jaeger. Learn about metrics, logging, and telemetry for better system monitoring and troubleshooting.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Turning Observability into Action: Operationalizing Cloud Native for Digital Business

Discover how to leverage cloud native technologies for digital business success, overcoming challenges through observability and automation to enhance performance, scalability, and agility.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Observability with Prometheus and Beyond - Leveraging Cloud-Native Technologies Outside of Cloud

Explore cloud-native observability tools like Prometheus and Loki, learning their key features, scalability, and integration for effective monitoring and troubleshooting in various environments.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Implementing Observability for Microservice Applications on Kubernetes

Learn to implement observability in Kubernetes microservices using Open Telemetry, exploring tracing libraries, distributed systems, and deployment patterns for enhanced application monitoring.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Build or Buy: Observability Data Pipelines 101

Explore efficient observability data pipeline management for cloud services. Learn to handle massive data volumes, reduce costs, and optimize processing across teams and tools.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Avis Budget Group's Journey to Modern Observability with Open-Source Tools

Explore Avis Budget Group's transition to modern observability using open-source tools. Learn about cloud-native architecture, CNCF project tools, and real-world problem-solving with OpsCruise's platform.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Docker

No Code Observability in the Era of Containers

Explore no-code observability in containerized environments, understanding its importance and future implications for efficient system monitoring and management.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The IT Ops Sessions: Observability and Cisco Thousand Eyes

In this IT Ops session, you’ll learn the practice of observability with Cisco Thousand Eyes.

• Pluralsight
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

Effortless Open Source Observability with Cilium, Prometheus and Grafana

Discover how Cilium leverages eBPF to provide seamless observability for applications using Prometheus metrics, without code modifications. Learn to monitor service connectivity and collect tracing data with open-source tools.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video