In this episode of the podcast, Amir interviews Matt Drozdz, the Engineering Manager of Observability at Okta. They discuss best practices for observability, differentiation with SRE teams, and hiring challenges. Matt explains Okta's role in simplifying security for developers and shares his journey as a new observability manager at the company.

Highlights:

[00:01:43] Observability and its importance.

[00:03:07] Observability in SRE teams.

[00:08:56] Cost reduction in observability.

[00:09:36] Observability and OpenTelemetry.

[00:14:36] Finding purpose in observability.

[00:18:35] Moving into the observability role.

[00:19:56] Skills gap in tracing.

[00:23:28] Impact of AI on observability.

[00:25:57] Observability in software development.

Matt Drozdz is a lover of technology and a people-first servant leader who firmly believes that in order to get the most out of your team, you need to lead with great empathy and understanding so everyone can bring their most authentic selves to work. In my spare time, I love to spend time with my wife and four kids, being active in my church, trying new foods, and traveling.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdrozdz17/

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