Greg Leffler's Blog Posts

Greg heads the Observability Practitioner team at Splunk, and is on a mission to spread the good word of Observability to the world. Greg's career has taken him from the NOC to SRE to SRE management, with side stops in security and editorial functions. In addition to Observability, Greg's professional interests include hiring, training, SRE culture, and operating effective remote teams. Greg holds a Master's Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Old Dominion University.

From Grind to Growth: How To Encourage Innovation in Engineering Teams
Cto Stack
4 Minute Read

From Grind to Growth: How To Encourage Innovation in Engineering Teams

With the freedom to innovate, engineering teams can go beyond simply pushing code.
Unlocking OpenTelemetry to Future-Proof Engineering Teams
Cto Stack
4 Minute Read

Unlocking OpenTelemetry to Future-Proof Engineering Teams

OpenTelemetry is good for both your engineering team and the business? OTel me more.
The Habits of Highly Successful Platform Engineering Teams
Cto Stack
4 Minute Read

The Habits of Highly Successful Platform Engineering Teams

How platform engineering drives developer productivity and IT efficiency
Setting up and Understanding OpenTelemetry Collector Pipelines Through Visualization
Observability
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Setting up and Understanding OpenTelemetry Collector Pipelines Through Visualization

Splunker Greg Leffler walks us through OTelBin, a free and open-source tool created by the OpenTelemetry community.
Embracing the Chaos: How Real Downtime Drills Build Resilient Organizations
Ciso Circle
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Embracing the Chaos: How Real Downtime Drills Build Resilient Organizations

Learn how chaos engineering builds resilient systems by simulating real downtime. Strengthen your organization's response to unexpected failures.
Dos and Don’ts of Observability: Lessons Learned from RedMonk
Observability
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Dos and Don’ts of Observability: Lessons Learned from RedMonk

Learn about the Dos and Don'ts of Observability in this post recapping a LinkedIn Live webinar with Splunk and RedMonk.