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Full-stack Observability

Modern distributed systems are difficult to troubleshoot without end-to-end visibility. This course will teach you to build observability with OpenTelemetry, implement the Four Golden Signals, and reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR).

Intermediate
1h 44m

Created by Elton Stoneman

Last Updated Jul 21, 2026

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Full-stack Observability

Modern distributed systems are difficult to troubleshoot without end-to-end visibility. This course will teach you to build observability with OpenTelemetry, implement the Four Golden Signals, and reduce mean time to resolution (MTTR).

Intermediate
1h 44m

Created by Elton Stoneman

Last Updated Jul 21, 2026

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What you'll learn

Dashboards full of green metrics can hide poor user experiences. In this course, Full-stack Observability, you'll gain the ability to build telemetry systems that reveal what's actually happening in your services. First, you'll explore the Four Golden Signals and why they're the foundation of effective monitoring. Next, you'll discover how to unify metrics, events, logs, and traces using OpenTelemetry for vendor-neutral instrumentation. Finally, you'll learn advanced diagnostic techniques including symptom-based alerting and AIOps for proactive incident detection. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge of modern observability needed to diagnose any issue and continuously reduce your mean time to recovery.

Full-stack Observability
Intermediate
1h 44m
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Elton Stoneman - Pluralsight course - Full-stack Observability
Elton Stoneman
43 courses 4.5 author rating 5987 ratings

Elton is an independent consultant specializing in systems integration with the Microsoft stack. He is a Microsoft MVP, blogger, and practicing Technical Architect.

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