"World Modeling" across DisparityAn SRE agent starts every investigation missing the same thing: a model of how the system is wired. Which services call which, what each one reads from, where workloads are co-resident, how much redunJun 14, 2026·4 min read
Data Lakehouse for "Big" ObservabilityUsually, a single-tenant or isolated multi-tenant approach is sufficient to meet the observability needs of startups and enterprises, respectively. Aside from running distributed queries across tenants, is there a graceful approach to storing data fr...May 27, 2025·4 min read
Omlet House: Scaling Open Source ObservabilityOpen-Source Observability stacks are always appealing. Alongside a core vendor, enterprises can realize the vision of a true “observability data lake” and leverage cutting-edge AI features, while also managing compliance constraints. Low-cost, highly...May 5, 2025·2 min read
The "Bitter Lesson" and "Fog of War" in Observability?I’ve been looking at Observability reference architectures for a long time. The big initiator for me was always: “what tools do you all use?” Over time, and still something the industry needs to learn at large: “how do you use all these tools togethe...Apr 4, 2025·3 min read
Skillet: Our AI Agent SREToday, we’re excited to give a brief preview of Skillet, our upcoming AI Agent SRE product feature, and share our thoughts and some early findings from its development. We’ve been developing Skillet with collaboration from key design partners, and we...Mar 17, 2025·3 min read
Datadog Agents to OTel GatewayAlthough I began using true observability data through APM with New Relic, it wasn't until around 2017 that I started heavily relying on the Datadog Agent for more in-depth system analysis. The agent is a robust, and very popular, way to collect syst...Feb 18, 2025·2 min read
“Good-enough-ness” in AIWriting code has, for better or worse, taken a variable amount of my time pre-2023. Post-2023, you suddenly have the fatigue, cognitive load, and bouts of irritation start to evaporate.. It’s not a complete seamlessness by any means, but as you exit ...Jan 31, 2025·4 min read
