Cloud Observability and Operations: Considerations for Security, Governance, Monitoring, and Cost Control

Course details

Having optimized cloud computing operations in place to provide visibility and control is a critical part of a successful cloud deployment, and delivering ongoing value to the business. But many companies or organizations don’t have cloud computing operations in place, and thus lack an understanding of how cloud operations that leverage observability are occurring. In this course, cloud expert David Linthicum introduces numerous aspects of cloud monitoring and observability in support of cloud operations, focusing on best practices and technology choices that make up a successful cloud observability, monitoring, and operations program. This includes cultural changes and skills enhancements that may be needed. He explores different monitoring/observability tools, showing you how to identify your requirements, and how to select the tools that will best meet your needs. David also explains how monitoring and observability impact security, governance, and performance in the cloud.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - The importance of cloud computing, observability, and operations
02 - A quick overview - Cloud monitoring, observability, and operations
03 - What you should know

1. Introduction to Cloud Monitoring, Observability, and Operations

04 - Cloud monitoring, observability, and operations basics
05 - Monitoring vs. observability
06 - Cloud health monitoring and observability
07 - Cloud performance monitoring and observability
08 - Cloud security monitoring and observability
09 - Cloud governance monitoring and observability

2. Monitoring, Observability, and Operations Basics

10 - Gathering ops data
11 - Storing ops data
12 - Analyzing ops data for observability
13 - Reacting to the data
14 - Automation vs. abstraction
15 - Self-healing example
16 - Cloud cost monitoring and observability (FinOps)
17 - Challenge - Jill's scarce wood needs to automate operations
18 - Solution - Jill's scarce wood needs to automate operations

3. Monitoring, Observability, and Operations Approaches

19 - Monitoring everything
20 - Monitoring some things
21 - Minimum viable cloud monitoring and observability
22 - Leveraging people for CloudOps and observability
23 - Leveraging automation for CloudOps and observability
24 - Challenge - Jill's scarce wood needs to leverage CloudOps people more effectively
25 - Solution - Jill's scarce wood needs to leverage CloudOps people more effectively

4. Cloud Monitoring and Observability Tools

26 - Cloud monitoring, observability, and operations tools - The basics
27 - Cloud native monitoring and observability tools
28 - Third-party monitoring and observability tools
29 - Multicloud monitoring and observability
30 - AIOps observability tools
31 - FinOps observability tools
32 - SecOps observability tools
33 - Challenge - Jill's scarce wood needs to pick an observability tool
34 - Solution - Jill's scarce wood needs to pick an observability tool

5. Cloud Monitoring and Observability Demos

35 - AWS cloud monitoring and observability demo
36 - Microsoft Azure cloud monitoring and observability demo
37 - What you saw

6. Picking Your Cloud Monitoring and Operations Solution

38 - Understanding your cloud monitoring and operations requirements
39 - Creating your cloud monitoring and operations plan
40 - Selecting the right cloud monitoring and operations tools
41 - Challenge - Jill's scarce wood needs to create a CloudOps plan
42 - Solution - Jill's scarce wood needs to create a CloudOps plan

Conclusion

43 - Next steps

Cloud Observability and Operations: Considerations for Security, Governance, Monitoring, and Cost Control

Authors

David Linthicum