Mike Simon's Blog Posts

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.

Contextual Observability: Using Tagging and Metadata To Unlock Actionable Insights
Observability
8 Minute 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.
From Chaos to Clarity: Managing Metrics at Scale in Splunk Observability Cloud
Observability
6 Minute 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.
Self-Service Observability: How To Scale Observability Adoption Through Self-Service
Observability
7 Minute Read

Self-Service Observability: How To Scale Observability Adoption Through Self-Service

Learn why self-service observability is the only sustainable model for scaling adoption across your org and what it takes to make it effective, sustainable, and impactful.
Tiered Observability: How To Prioritize and Mature Observability Investments
Observability
10 Minute Read

Tiered Observability: How To Prioritize and Mature Observability Investments

Tiered observability ensures that your most critical applications receive the depth of monitoring, alerting, and response they require. Learn more here.
Rationalize and Realize: Simplifying Tools for a Leading Observability Practice
Observability
9 Minute Read

Rationalize and Realize: Simplifying Tools for a Leading Observability Practice

Discover how observability tools rationalization can streamline your workflows, reduce costs, and enhance business outcomes.
Measuring & Improving Observability-as-Service (OaaS) with KPIs and OKRs
Observability
6 Minute Read

Measuring & Improving Observability-as-Service (OaaS) with KPIs and OKRs

Learn to define and measure Observability-as-a-Service (OaaS) with actionable KPIs in this Observability Center of Excellence blog. Explore key KPI categories, avoid common pitfalls, and align KPIs with OKRs for measurable success.