Observability as Code with Terraform and Splunk
Learn how to provision Splunk monitoring assets using Terraform providers alongside infrastructure and applications to achieve consistent observability.
Speakers
Michelle GreerSenior Product Marketing Manager, Terraform Cloud
Cory WatsonTechnical Evangelist, Splunk
Observability is required to gain actionable insights from today’s distributed and complex cloud-native systems. Are observability practices in your organization repeatable and collaborative? Traditional approaches to configuring monitoring assets such as dashboards and alerts through UI, point-and-click systems lead to siloed processes, limited ability to continually improve alerts in different environments and drift in best practices.
In this webinar, we will discuss how to consistently implement observability practices across different teams in your organization. We will show you how to provision monitoring assets using Terraform Providers alongside infrastructure and applications to achieve consistent observability and effective collaboration.
Video Sections
0:00 — Intro to Terraform and Terraform Cloud
7:47 — Intro to Splunk and SignalFX
15:24 — Understanding Strategic Observability
17:40 — Graphical Dashboard Design
25:25 — Reusability and Standards in Observability
37:21 — Monitoring and Feedback in Observability
48:01 — Live Q&A
