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Mike Simon

Mike Simon

Mike Simon is a seasoned observability leader and Developer Evangelist at Splunk, with over 16 years of experience in IT operations. Passionate about driving best practices in observability, he has a track record of optimizing monitoring frameworks for several Fortune 500 companies. With expertise spanning AIOps, cloud-native technologies, and digital experience monitoring, Mike is dedicated to empowering organizations to achieve comprehensive observability.

Observability 4 Min Read

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.
Observability 3 Min Read

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.
.conf & .conf Go 5 Min Read

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.
.conf & .conf Go 5 Min Read

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.
.conf & .conf Go 4 Min Read

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 7 Min Read

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.
Observability 7 Min Read

Operationalizing Observability: How To Integrate with IT’s Existing Workflows

Learn how to embed observability into existing IT workflows. This practical integration framework makes it easy and scales across the enterprise.
Observability 8 Min Read

Contextual Observability: Using Tagging and Metadata To Unlock Actionable Insights

Learn how to transform raw telemetry into actionable insights by enriching it with consistent tagging and metadata. That’s the power of contextual observability.
Observability 6 Min Read

From Chaos to Clarity: Managing Metrics at Scale in Splunk Observability Cloud

Learn how Splunk's Metrics Management capabilities provide visibility, control, and optimization to reduce costs and improve performance.
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