HOW OBSERVABILITY & SRE SUPPORT PLATFORM ENGINEERING
Platform engineering is crucial in today’s software development. It helps streamline app deployment, management, and scaling via a shared platform, making it easier for developers to innovate by reducing infrastructure complexity. However, cloud computing and microservices have helped to create significant challenges in the management of complex, distributed systems, such as ensuring scalability, security, and high availability. The two primary factors in dealing with these obstacles are Observability and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
Observability provides a comprehensive view of system behavior and application health by analyzing metrics, logs, and traces – this enables proactive issue resolution and performance optimization. On the other hand, SRE focuses on creating reliable, scalable systems. SRE practices, such as defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs), help balance innovation with system stability.
In this paper, we’ll explore the distinct roles that observability and SRE play with regard to software development and demonstrate the ways that they work in tandem to inform best practices for innovative and efficient platform engineering.
About the author
Stephen D. King
Chief Architect, Digital Solutions
With 20+ years of experience working on digital transformation, software modernization, platform engineering and cloud enablement, Stephen has a track record of building and leading highly skilled technical teams by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Based in Houston, TX, he works to drive innovative technology solutions and architectures to create positive business impacts for customers across a wide array of industries.
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