True Observability: Why, What & Architecture + Book Signing, networking and swag

Our March meetup will focus on a timely and important topic - observability. We'll look at why it's important, what works, what doesn't, and architecture.

A world-class speaker will once again be featured - Jeremy Proffitt, Director of DevSecOps at Ally, and he'll sign a number of copies of his excellent book "Becoming a Rockstar SRE" for attendees. As always, networking with RDU technologists, amazing (free) swag, and food and beverages will be available.

Doors will open at 6:00 pm sharp - show up early and network, get a t-shirt/hat/sticker, and grab some pizza and drinks. Live programming begins at 6:30 pm ET with a few announcements, then we'll turn it over to our featured speaker.

Location and Address:
IBM
Building 500, Room G-104
4205 S Miami Blvd
Durham, NC 27703
*Questions regarding venue can be directed to Sahdev directly at 336-254-1689.

Directions:
1). Enter IBM campus from Miami Boulevard and Cornwallis Road,
2). Follow signs for IBM Software Group Main Lobby B500 and take third left (DEVELOPMENT LANE) toward Main Lobby 500.
3). Park into the Visitor Parking lot which is in the front of the B500. You will be escorted from the building entrance/lobby.

Speaker:
Jeremy Proffit, Director of DevSecOps & SRE for Customer Care and Communications, Ally

Bio:
Technology Firefighter, Craftsman and Problem Solver of Cloud & IoT Engineering. Builder of DevOps Teams. Husband & Family Man. Expert in Observability and lead the observability revolution at Lending Tree, a fortune 500 dot com, Jeremy is obsessed with understanding the business as well as the technology. His teams appreciate his high level of technical capability matched with being just a damn good boss and all around nice guy to his teams. Jeremy loves what he does and it shows.

Talk Title:
Building Reliability - The Realities of Observability

Talk Abstract:
Join me as we discuss true observability, learn what works and what doesn't. We'll not only discuss dashboards, monitoring and alerting, but how these can be built by automation or included in your IAC modules. We'll talk about how to properly alert staff based on priority to keep your staff and yourself sane. And even discuss architecture and how it impacts reliably and why serverless isn't always the best at being reliable.

Questions? Contact us at **info@allthingsopen.org**. We'll respond quickly.