Mike Simon
Smart Alerting for Reliable Synthetics: Tune for Signal, Not Noise
Smart alerting is the way to get reliable signals from your synthetic tests. Learn how to set up and use smart alerts for better synthetic signaling.
How To Choose the Best Synthetic Test Locations
Running all your synthetic tests from one region? Discover why location matters and how the right test regions reveal true customer experience.
Assert Like You Mean It: How To Validate Outcomes in Synthetic Tests
Go beyond page loads. Discover how smart assertions make synthetic browser tests precise, proactive, and resilient to false positives.
Getting Synthetics Right: How To Design Synthetic Tests with Purpose
Learn how to design synthetic browser tests that reflect real user journeys, reduce noise, and feed RUM and APM with meaningful observability signals.
Getting Synthetics Right: A Best Practices Series for Synthetic Tests You Can Trust
Learn synthetic monitoring best practices: how to design reliable browser tests, reduce false alerts, tune thresholds, and validate user experience.
Your Guide to the OpenTelemetry (OTel) Learning Path at .conf25
The OpenTelemetry Learning Path at .conf25 takes you from hands-on labs to advanced instrumentation strategies — straight from the maintainers and experts shaping the project.
Your Guide to the Observability Track for Engineering Teams at .conf25
Calling all SREs, platform engineers, and developers! The IT Engineering Observability Learning Path is your fast track to mastering Kubernetes, scaling observability, and leveling up your code troubleshooting at .conf25. Don’t just attend — engineer your best conference yet.
Your Guide to the Observability Track for IT Operations at .conf25
Ready to reduce toil, boost reliability, and bring back real wins from .conf25? Dive into the IT Operations Learning Path — curated sessions, proven strategies, and a plan to deliver measurable impact for your team. Check it out and start building your schedule today.
Observability That Tracks What Matters: Monitoring Critical User Journeys End to End
Your backend might be green, but is your user experience? This guide breaks down 7 must-have capabilities to observe Critical User Journeys end to end.
