Pastries with SREs: Holding onto extra observability data and desserts

In this episode of Pastries with SREs, we dig into why you should keep all of your observability data, even if you don’t need it quite yet.

We explore:

• Why “unknown unknowns” are a huge risk in observability
• The value of full-fidelity data ingestion and enriched logs
• How data lakes and object storage help you retain everything cost-effectively
• Ways to avoid gaps in observability data that can undermine root cause analysis
• How long-term data storage can help with audits and compliance

With enriched logs and flexible, cost-effective storage, you can stop worrying about what you might need later and start answering questions with confidence, no matter when they arise.

00:00 – Why unknown unknowns break observability

00:42 – Real customer outage: missing logs = no RCA

01:47 – Ingesting everything without blowing your budget

02:06 – Using object storage + data tiering to cut costs

03:08 – From monitoring to true observability (key difference)

03:33 – Data lakes vs. data mesh (and what actually works)

04:30 – Why enriched logs matter for faster root cause analysis

05:15 – Full-context searchability and eliminating data silos

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