Everything You Know About Monitoring Is Wrong

This talk will propose an alternative approach to managing complex distributed systems. Mazda will explain why inference from key metrics allows real-time understanding of the health of a distributed system in a way that sucking data from a packet-level fire hose does not. He'll explore the value of a steady stream of out-of-normal alerts, question the value of end-to-end service mapping, and explore whether virtualization is the silver bullet for coping with complexity.

Dr. Mazda Marvasi, Ph.D., is CTO of Integrien Corporation. Mazda leads Integrien's extensive global R&D effort as well as overseeing technology, architecture, and engineering infrastructure development at Integrien. Mazda has deep experience in leading teams in the development, deployment, and monitoring of global enterprise networks and application environments. Mazda has been recognized by "Who's Who in Science and Engineering", and received the Lockheed Leadership Fellowship Award.