Observability may have been a newcomer few years ago, but it's safe to say that it's a pretty well-established part of our tech lives today. But as organizations embrace Observability, they run the risk of creating Yet Another Silo, in much the same way that DevOps created more silos, instead of breaking them.
Reliability can’t happen without Observability, and Observability itself must be looked at holistically. It isn't the responsibility of one single team, but instead weaves its way into multiple teams. In this talk, Adriana dives into the roles and responsibilities that Development, Quality Assurance, CI/CD, and SRE teams when it comes to contributing to the Observability story. Spoiler alert - it's not as straightforward as you might think!
She will also show how an “Observability team”, if not designed and rolled out properly, can take away an organization’s collective responsibility for Observability, and dilute the promise of Observability.
Adriana Villela is a Principal Developer Advocate at Dynatrace, where she focuses on cloud native technologies, observability, and helping developers build and operate reliable systems at scale. She is a CNCF Ambassador and a maintainer for the OpenTelemetry End User SIG, actively contributing to the open source ecosystem and community education.
In addition to her advocacy work, Adriana hosts the Geeking Out Podcast, where she explores technical topics and career stories with practitioners across the industry. She also writes regularly on her personal Medium blog, sharing practical insights drawn from hands-on experience. Based in Toronto, she works remotely and remains deeply engaged with global developer communities.
