The Unrealized Role of Monitoring & Alerting ( All Day DevOps edition)

When prediction and prevention are focused on more than learning and innovation, organizations are not realizing the full value of monitoring and alerting.

1. The Unrealized Role of: Monitoring & Alerting @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
2. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
3. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
4. THE UNREALIZED ROLE OF: Monitoring & Alerting @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
5. JASON HAND DevOps Evangelist VictorOps @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
6. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
7. 2015 MONITORING SURVEY @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
8. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
9. WHY ARE YOU COLLECTING THIS DATA? NOTE: You may choose more than one ▸ Performance analysis and trending ▸ Fault and Anomaly detection ▸ Capacity Planning ▸ A/B Testing @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
10. THE RESULTS NOTE: Respondents may have chose more than one ▸ Performance analysis and trending - 63% ▸ Fault and Anomaly detection - 53% ▸ Capacity Planning - 45% ▸ A/B Testing - 11% @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
11. Tyranny of the S.L.A. (Service Level Agreement) @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
12. HIGH AVAILABILITY Prediction & Prevention @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
13. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
14. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
15. THAT'S IMPORTANT ... BUT ... @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
16. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
17. BUSINESS OBJECTIVES? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
18. HAPPY CAMPER @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
19. CUSTOMERS want more than just 99.999% UPTIME @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
20. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
21. WHERE'S THE INNOVATION? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
22. HOW IMPORTANT IS Learning & Innovation? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
23. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
24. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
25. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
26. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
27. The result of underutilizing monitoring & alerting is that the IT department and the organization have no chance to... LEARN, IMPROVE, OR INNOVATE. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
28. CONTINUALLY UNDERSTANDING & RESPONDING TO THE FEEDBACK from monitoring, logging, & alerting allows you to use information about events in the past to drive future actions. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
29. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
30. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
31. It's not just about PREDICTION & PREVENTION @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
32. RESPOND & REPAIR ...QUICKLY @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
33. NOPE @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
34. MTTR Rather Than MTBF @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
35. FAILURE IS INEVITABLE @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
36. US·ER /ˈYOOZƏR/ DISTRIBUTED FAULT INJECTION TEST SUITE FOR PRODUCTION. credit: Leon Fayer (@papa_fire) @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
37. SUCCESS is a result of FAILURE @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
38. UNDERSTAND LEARN INNOVATE @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
39. RE·SIL·IENT /RƏˈZILYƏNT/ The ability to resist, absorb, recover from or successfully adapt to adversity or a change in conditions @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
40. CHANGE can cause failure but innovation requires CHANGE @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
41. CONFLICT @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
42. CHANGE REQUIRED @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
43. Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible — Frank Zappa @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
44. What Did You LEARN From the Recovery Efforts? (including monitoring & alerting) @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
45. POSTMORTEMS / LEARNING REVIEWS: Stories of: WHAT TOOK PLACE leading up to & during the disruption & recovery efforts @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
46. WHO WAS INVOLVED? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
47. WHAT DID THEY SEE? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
48. WHAT WAS SAID? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
49. WHAT ACTIONS WERE TAKEN? jhand.co/chatopsbook @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
50. HOW DO events & actions CORRELATE OVER TIME? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
51. 5 Why's @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
52. 5 Why's @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
53. WHAT IS THE "cause" OF THE PROBLEM? Root Cause is ... @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
54. OUR ... obsession with "Root Cause" @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
55. ASKING "WHY" .. leads to .. BLAME @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
56. BLAMING LEADS TO.. operators hiding relevant & important information @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
57. We must BELIEVE that our operators are doing their best given the constraints of the "system" @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
58. "We are here to" LEARN From Failure (and success) @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
59. RATHER THAN .. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
60. AVOID FAILURE @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
61. WHAT'S THE STORY? @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
62. INNOVATE Learning from both success & failure to develop & implement small incremental improvements is critical. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
63. MONITORING & ALERTING Helps us understand the story in greater detail @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
64. LEARNING ORGANIZATION @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
65. Learning does NOT come from READING & LISTENING @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
66. Learning comes from DOING @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
67. Real Learning comes from: OBSERVING ORIENTING DECIDING ACTING John Boyd's OODA Loop @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
68. Example: LEARNING TO PLAY THE DOBRO GUITAR @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
69. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
70. LEARNING @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
71. WHY? Go from knowing... to understanding... to learning NOTE: (Requires making mistakes) @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
72. We will trade some uptime in exchange for innovation -Dave Hahn (Netflix) DevOpsDays Boise 2016 @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
73. SHIFT OUR GAZE from: MAINTAINING & PROTECTING @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
74. LEARNING Which leads to... IMPROVING & INNOVATING @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
75. WE INCREASE VALUE OF: - Monitoring & Alerting - IT teams - Products & Services - Organization @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
76. HYPOTHESIZE EXPLORE STRETCH EXPERIMENT FAIL LEARN Try Again @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
77. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
78. LEARNING & INNOVATING leads to uncovering new ways of BUILDING, DEPLOYING, AND MAINTAINING SOFTWARE & INFRASTRUCTURE Which leads to... @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
79. RESILIENT SYSTEMS @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
80. The By-product of a highly RESILIENT system is ... @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
81. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
82. HIGHLY AVAILABLE SYSTEM @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
83. THE UNREALIZED ROLE OF: Monitoring & Alerting is .... @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
84. LEARNING & INNOVATION @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
85. THANK YOU Be Victorious! @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
86. @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
87. Monitoring Survey: https://kartar.net/2015/08/monitoring- survey-2015---metrics/ Firefighter: https://www.learyfirefighters.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2013/09/cover-slide-1.jpg Mechanic: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/ Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces_- _Airplane_Technician,_March_2010.jpg Gnome Plan: http://www.nerdfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2012/04/Screen-Shot-2012-03-30-at-3.15.38-AM-1024x7591.jpg NOC: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/ @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
88. References: Kodak: http://file.answcdn.com/answ-cld/image/upload/v1/tk/ brand_image/b59911fc/ 91d6e71d30a0878dfe3cb30a22751cb874a3ea8c.jpeg VW Camper: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/ VW_Camper.jpg Blockbuster: https://jordanandeddie.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/ blockbuster-feature.jpg Borders: http://smashingtops.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ borders_logo1.jpg @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
89. Chained Hands: https://www.google.com/url? sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjgrNCD h5TMAhXJs4MKHaoZDssQjBwIBA&url=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.publicdomainpictures.net%2Fdownload-picture.php %3Fadresar%3D50000%26soubor%3Dhands-in-chains.jpg%26id %3D40426&bvm=bv.119745492,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNFIdnDPzSqiLA- znIW5SCTCUHhqEw&ust=1460926880336203 Inevitable: http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/matrix/images/5/51/ SMITH.png/revision/latest?cb=20110214092002 Bulb: https://smhttp-ssl-37293.nexcesscdn.net/media/catalog/ @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps
90. scoreboard/1000/Safety-Awareness-Sign-DSE-195271000.gif Stewie: http://chroniclesofredmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ Stewie.gif change: http://i.imgur.com/EQyC6N3.gif Hard drive: https://i.imgur.com/pWsKSEf.gif Change: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/ 5208/5270199049df99b234e9od.jpg Value: https://d13yacurqjgara.cloudfront.net/users/6437/ screenshots/1405551/value-cropped.gif @jasonhand | VictorOps | #AllDayDevOps