Establishing a foundation in observability

Course

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

Intermediate

3 weeks

Real-world Projects

Completion Certificate

Last Updated October 1, 2024

Skills you'll learn:

Site reliability engineering business context • Application monitoring • Toil reduction • Prometheus

Prerequisites:

Basic computer programming • AWS IAM • Command line interface basics

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Introduction to Establishing a Foundation in Observability

This lesson will introduce you to the course, including what SRE is and why it matters.

Lesson 2

SRE Roles and Responsibilities in Enterprise

In this lesson, we will learn how to distinguish unique SRE roles and responsibilities within an enterprise.

Lesson 3

Improving Enterprise Workflows with SRE Best Practices

In this lesson, we will investigate enterprise workflows that can be improved with common SRE practices using cost-benefit analysis.

Lesson 4

SRE Teams

In this lesson, we will learn how to define an optimal SRE team structure and work allocation given business needs.

Lesson 5

Monitoring System Performance

By the end of this lesson, you will have a fully-functional monitoring system that uses some of the most popular tools in the industry.

Lesson 6 • Project

Deploying System Observability

In this project, you will apply the skills you have acquired in the Establish a Foundation in Observability course to configure a monitoring software stack.

Taught By The Best

Nathan Anderson

DevOps Engineer, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Nathan has worked on implementing DevOps solutions for the past 8 years across the financial, educational, logistics, and manufacturing industries.

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