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[Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1179-startup-presentation-observability-driven-development-with-opentelemetry) ## Why shifting left is so important for software developers - **Understanding observability through a practical dashboard analogy** (10:57, 0min) — Observability provides real-time system performance insights without requiring manual investigation. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/598-why-shifting-left-is-so-important-for-software-developers) ## Logs in observability - Correlation - **Transitioning from monitoring to proactive system observability** (17:02, 3min) — Rather than just spotting immediate failures, true observability analyzes historical data patterns to predict issues and measure overarching busine... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1430-logs-in-observability-correlation) ## React and the power of visualisation - **Monitoring complex systems with complete observability** (09:19, 1min) — An observability platform provides deep insights into full-stack software behavior by analyzing telemetry data like metrics, events, logs, and traces. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100-react-and-the-power-of-visualisation) ## Why LLMs Need Observability and How to Do It - **Structuring observability for generative model requests** (08:56, 2min) — Accurate system monitoring requires recording the entire context environment wrapping model inputs and exact outputs. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2117-why-llms-need-observability-and-how-to-do-it) ## The OpenTelemetry mistakes I keep seeing (and how to stop making them) - **Distinguishing between telemetry, monitoring, and observability** (04:56, 3min) — Telemetry provides raw data, monitoring answers known systems questions, and observability enables ad-hoc application investigations. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100158-the-opentelemetry-mistakes-i-keep-seeing-and-how-to-stop-making-them) ## Mastering AI-Driven Problem Solving in Engineering with Observability - **Understanding observability in highly complex distributed environments** (00:02, 5min) — Managing thousands of microservices and deployments requires a methodical approach to tracking system health. - **Establishing proper data sources and observability platform capabilities** (10:02, 4min) — Capturing data across application layers and leveraging anomaly detection simplifies finding configuration errors and silent corruptions. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/994-mastering-ai-driven-problem-solving-in-engineering-with-observability) ## Telemetry without the 'Tool Tax' - **The discovery of observability and the paradox of choice** (04:29, 2min) — The overwhelming number of observability tools creates cognitive load for engineers seeking system health insights. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/386-telemetry-without-the-tool-tax) ## Hands on with OpenTelemetry - **Understanding observability and time to understanding metrics** (00:18, 4min) — How observability calculates the speed of discovering an issue and understanding its underlying mechanism. - **Filtering observability data dynamically without altering codebase logic** (24:03, 3min) — Configuring automatic tools to filter out sensitive attributes without maintaining individual code-level trace adjustments. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/841-hands-on-with-opentelemetry) ## Observability with OpenTelemetry & Elastic - **The increasing complexity of modern application observability** (00:02, 1min) — As applications and generative AI solutions become more complex, standardized monitoring processes are required to diagnose unexpected failures. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1232-observability-with-opentelemetry-elastic) ## The AI-Ready Stack: Rethinking the Engineering Org of the Future - **Managing observability using natural language AI agents** (01:29, 1min) — How observability workflows transition toward natural language requests and direct fixes in development tools. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1706-the-ai-ready-stack-rethinking-the-engineering-org-of-the-future) ## Easy Mode Monitoring and Logging with Shiftmon - **Introduction to easy mode observability and ShiftMon** (00:00, 0min) — Automating difficult infrastructure setups via open-source tools resolves the underlying friction of adopting advanced observability practices. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2114-easy-mode-monitoring-and-logging-with-shiftmon) ## The State of GenAI & Machine Learning in 2025 - **Implementing monitoring and observability for AI software deployments** (21:17, 1min) — Maintaining operational stability in non-deterministic systems demands specialized observability practices like drift detection and automated perfo... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1383-the-state-of-genai-machine-learning-in-2025) ## What Developers Get Wrong About Application Quality - **Implementing modern monitoring and observability in continuous development** (22:58, 6min) — Developers must instrument their code using modern observability tools to capture accurate traces and spans. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/233-what-developers-get-wrong-about-application-quality) ## The Algorithm That Nearly Killed Me: When Testing Isn't Enough - **Deploying observability and dynamic controls against unexpected logic** (37:07, 5min) — Structured validation of algorithmic decision boundaries, granular telemetry observability, and dynamic feature flags integrate directly with appli... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2110-the-algorithm-that-nearly-killed-me-when-testing-isn-t-enough) ## Planet-Scale Dashboards - **Challenges of manual observability setups during service outages** (00:05, 2min) — The difficulties of configuring and utilizing manual monitoring tools while attempting to resolve active production incidents. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1618-planet-scale-dashboards) ## The internal developer platform and golden paths: Scaffolding for cloud-native development - **Integrating pipelines and observability directly within developer portals** (20:50, 4min) — Bridging version control tools with CI/CD systems allows developers to troubleshoot build logs and review cluster metrics from a single interface. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1039-the-internal-developer-platform-and-golden-paths-scaffolding-for-cloud-native-development) ## Shipping with Confidence: Observability and Quality at Scale - **Adapting observability strategies for long-running enterprise AI agents** (18:55, 1min) — Monitoring autonomous entities requires shifting from fast request-response metrics to tracking extensive agentic workflows and mathematically eval... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100166-shipping-with-confidence-observability-and-quality-at-scale) ## From Black Box to Glass Box : Bedrock AgentCore Observability - **Navigating the GenAI observability dashboard in Amazon CloudWatch** (07:28, 3min) — Centralized monitoring dashboards present detailed traces, event memory metrics, and token usage statistics for root cause analysis. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2126-from-black-box-to-glass-box-bedrock-agentcore-observability)