In this episode Charity Majors, the co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb, discusses observability in the cloud computing industry. She talks about her experience speaking at Google Cloud Next and the importance of observability in developing software applications. Charity explains how Honeycomb uses AI to assist with constructing queries and how observability is about understanding and developing complex systems. She also emphasizes the need for a single source of truth in observability tools and the shift from metrics to logs.

Charity shares her journey as a woman in the tech industry and her thoughts on management and career paths for engineers. She also discusses future trends in observability, including the integration of AI and the shift from observability 1.0 to 2.0.

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Guest: Charity Majors, co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb @mipsytipsy / charity-majors

Host: Shon Harris, Developer Relations Lead, Spot by NetApp @inkedtater / swharr

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Timestamped Chapter Summary

00:00 - Introduction to Charity Majors and observability insights

01:47 - Behind the Scenes: The glamour of Google Cloud Next

02:26 - Integrating AI with observability tools

05:01 - Real role of AI in enhancing development

06:34 - The genesis of Honeycomb and Charity's motivation

09:32 - Defining observability in modern software practices

10:43 - Debunking myths: The 3 pillars of observability

13:14 - Executive misunderstandings of observability

14:38 - The challenge of Honeycomb's first customer

16:48 - Integrating observability with platform engineering

19:09 - Changing views on DevOps and platform engineering roles

22:17 - Career progression from Infrastructure to CTO

25:20 - Discussing gender and diversity in Tech

28:51 - Evolving career paths in Engineering

31:16 - The future of observability and AI integration

34:10 - Personal reflections and career highlights

35:18 - Essential tools for Engineers

36:13 - Charity's unique journey from Idaho to tech leadership