April 13, 2024
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For individuals who are passionate about troubleshooting, a career as an Observability Engineer could be a rewarding fit. An Observability Engineer focuses on identifying, monitoring, and diagnosing problems in an organization's systems and applications.
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Reading list
We've selected some books
that we think will supplement your
learning. Use these to
develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a
deeper understanding of the topics covered in
Observability Engineer.
Covers fundamental monitoring concepts and delves into Prometheus architecture, data models, and metric aggregation. It includes a thorough section on PromQL with examples, making it valuable for gaining a broad understanding and applying PromQL knowledge to alerting and recording rules. It also covers integration with Grafana and Alertmanager.
Provides a holistic understanding of observability concepts using the Grafana Labs tools, including integration with Prometheus and PromQL. It helps in visualizing and analyzing time-series data queried with PromQL, deepening the understanding of how PromQL is used in practice for creating dashboards and gaining insights.
Provides a detailed guide to using OpenTelemetry, a vendor-neutral tool for collecting telemetry data from cloud-native applications. It covers distributed tracing, logging, and metrics, providing a comprehensive overview of how to use OpenTelemetry to monitor cloud-native applications.
Provides a comprehensive overview of site reliability engineering (SRE), a discipline that combines software engineering and operations to ensure the reliability and performance of online services. It includes a chapter on distributed tracing, providing a practical guide for implementing tracing in SRE systems.
This book, written by a leading expert in microservices, provides practical guidance on how to design and build microservices architectures. It includes a chapter on distributed tracing, providing a practical guide for implementing tracing in microservices applications.
Provides a comprehensive guide to building cloud-native Java applications with Spring Boot, Kubernetes, and cloud services. It includes a chapter on distributed tracing, providing a practical guide for implementing tracing in cloud-native Java applications.
Focusing on Grafana, a primary visualization tool for Prometheus, this book helps users create dashboards and alerts based on data sources like Prometheus. Understanding Grafana is essential for leveraging PromQL for visualization and alerting, making thvaluable supplementary resource.
A hands-on guide to using OpenTelemetry for instrumenting and monitoring Java applications. Covers practical techniques and real-world examples.
An updated guide to Grafana, this book covers visualizing and monitoring data from various sources, including Prometheus. It's relevant for users who want to utilize PromQL queries within Grafana to build interactive dashboards and set up alerts.
The first edition of 'Prometheus: Up & Running' foundational text on Prometheus. While the second edition is more current, this book still provides a solid introduction to the core concepts, including an introduction to PromQL. It can be a valuable historical reference.
A beginner-friendly guide to using OpenTelemetry. Covers concepts like instrumentation, data collection, and analysis in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
Provides a comprehensive overview of Java EE 7, a platform for building enterprise applications. It includes a chapter on distributed tracing, providing a guide for implementing tracing in Java EE applications.
A companion to the 'Site Reliability Engineering' book, this workbook offers practical examples and case studies on implementing SRE principles. It includes sections relevant to monitoring and can provide insights into how PromQL fits into a comprehensive reliability strategy. useful reference tool for applying SRE concepts in practice.
For more information about how these books relate to this course, visit:
OpenCourser.com/career/r75h75/observability
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