In this closing talk from Sensu Summit 2018, CEO Caleb Hailey discusses the evolution of Sensu's messaging and how envisioning monitoring as a workflow helps empower our customers.
2. ● Caleb Hailey
● Sensu contributor since 2013 (version 0.9.x)
● Co-founder & CEO of Sensu, Inc.
● Find me on Twitter @calebhailey
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3. ● Caleb Hailey
● Sensu contributor since 2013 (version 0.9.x)
● Co-founder & CEO of Sensu, Inc.
● Find me on Twitter @calebhailey
● It has taken me >5 years to be able to properly explain what Sensu is
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4. Talk Overview
● A brief history of answers to the question: "What is Sensu?"
● A captivating tale of a protagonist named Sean Porter, and the
community who formed around him to help him along his journey
● A new answer to the question: "What is Sensu?"
● How better messaging benefits users
● A call to action
47. What did we try?
● A monitoring system framework
● A monitoring framework / An open source monitoring framework
● The monitoring router
● Agile monitoring
● The feedback loop for infrastructure as code development workflows
● Full stack monitoring for dynamic operating environments
● Monitoring for today's business
● An artform, apparently?
● A robust monitoring system
● Total visibility from bare metal to Kubernetes
48. What did didn't we try?
● A monitoring system framework
● A monitoring framework / An open source monitoring framework
● The monitoring router
● Agile monitoring
● The feedback loop for infrastructure as code development workflows
● Full stack monitoring for dynamic operating environments
● Monitoring for today's business
● An artform, apparently?
● A robust monitoring system
● Total visibility from bare metal to Kubernetes
49. ● Calling Sensu a framework wasn't wrong, it just wasn't compelling
beyond a certain audience
● A framework infers raw materials, no true identity
● It literally includes the word "work". We are lazy!
● No mention of the benefits!
It turns out, words are really hard!
69. Monitoring workflow mad libs!
My team, ___(insert name of team)___,
needs to know when ___(a type of monitoring event occurs)___
to improve ___(a specific customer experience)___
by ___(automating a workflow)___
with ___(existing tools or systems)___.
70. Call To Action
● Forget everything you know about Sensu
● How does reimagining Sensu as workflow automation for monitoring
impact you?
● Embrace the monitoring event pipeline
● Tell a friend!
● Share your stories with us!