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.

Key Metrics for DevOps Teams: DORA and MTTx
Observability
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Key Metrics for DevOps Teams: DORA and MTTx

Operations teams rely on metrics to determine if their services are operating correctly. Learn about metrics used by successful DevOps teams, including DORA and mean time metrics.
Observability for DevOps Users: Lessons Learned from RedMonk
Observability
2 Minute Read

Observability for DevOps Users: Lessons Learned from RedMonk

Learn what you need to know about observability as a DevOps practitioner in this recap of a LinkedIn Live session with RedMonk's KellyAnn Fitzpatrick.
Why You Need Synthetic Monitoring
Observability
3 Minute Read

Why You Need Synthetic Monitoring

Synthetic monitoring lets you simulate user transactions, so you can find out about problems before your customer's angry social media post goes viral.
The Next Frontier for Observability: Data Ownership with OpenTelemetry
Observability
4 Minute Read

The Next Frontier for Observability: Data Ownership with OpenTelemetry

Owning observability telemetry data has many benefits. This article explains why OpenTelemetry is the right way to own this data instead of relying on a vendor.
Splunk Beyond Logs: Getting to Observability
Observability
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Splunk Beyond Logs: Getting to Observability

There's more to Splunk than logs. Learn how Splunk's Observability products let you go beyond logging to analyze metrics, events, and traces.
The Five Tenets of Observability
Observability
5 Minute Read

The Five Tenets of Observability

Observability is essential for technology success. Learn the five key tenets of an Observability system and the benefits of Observability for your company.