Observability is the ability to measure the current state of a system. Backend engineers are becoming more familiar with the three signals and technologies, such as OpenTelemetry, that can be used to instrument applications and diagnose issues. Yet tracing of the frontend and other parts of systems are often an afterthought.
Join me as I dive into the tools and techniques we can use to instrument, monitor and diagnose issues across full stack applications. I'll cover RUM agents and OTel web tracing, the metrics and traces they provide, how to combine them with Java backend tracing for a holistic picture. I'll also share how Synthetic Monitoring and alerting in Observability platforms can help us be alerted to issues impacting users in the applications we build and maintain.
Join me as I dive into the tools and techniques we can use to instrument, monitor and diagnose issues across full stack applications. I'll cover RUM agents and OTel web tracing, the metrics and traces they provide, how to combine them with Java backend tracing for a holistic picture. I'll also share how Synthetic Monitoring and alerting in Observability platforms can help us be alerted to issues impacting users in the applications we build and maintain.
Carly Richmond
Elastic
Carly is a Developer Advocate and Manager at Elastic, based in London, UK. Before joining Elastic in 2022, she spent over 10 years as a technologist at a large investment bank, specialising in front-end web development and agility. She is a UI developer who occasionally dabbles in writing backend services, a speaker, and a regular blogger.
She enjoys cooking, photography, drinking tea, and chasing after her young son in her spare time.
She enjoys cooking, photography, drinking tea, and chasing after her young son in her spare time.