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How to use this path

Observability is about asking new questions of a system. You’ll need access to at least one telemetry stack (Grafana, Datadog, CloudWatch, Honeycomb, etc.) or a demo.

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Get eyes on a system

Get eyes on a systemDrag stickies · tap for tips
Study mapDrag stickies · tap for tipsKeep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Assert the UIdrag · tap →Retry wiselydrag · tap →Seed datadrag · tap →Close the loopdrag · tap →Keep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Pathwise hackdrag · tap →Get eyes on a systdrag · tap →Try thisdrag · tap →Follow the dashed drag · tap →

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Confirm you can open logs + one dashboard for a service you know. Note the tool names.

Pro tip: Read-only access is enough for this path.

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Chapter learning outcomes
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  • Access
  • Safety

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