Greg Leffler's Blog Posts

Greg Leffler

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.

DevOps 3 Min Read

How to Use Observability to Reduce MTTR

MTTR (mean time to recovery) is a key performance measurement for any application. Observability helps you reduce MTTR dramatically. Learn how and try it today.

DevOps 4 Min Read

The Hidden Cost of Sampling in Observability

If your observability platform makes you sample, you may be drawing incorrect conclusions from it – resulting in large hidden costs and consequences. Learn more about how you can avoid missing out on critical insights at the most relevant time.

DevOps 4 Min Read

Observability: It’s Not What You Think

Observability is not just metrics, traces, and logs. It is a mindset that lets you answer any question about your business through collection and analysis of data.