Zach LeathermanApr 17, 2024

my new analytics product “google analytics analytics” will tell you if stakeholders are using the google analytics data you’re collecting.

you simply add my small script to your site and it will prevent google analytics from collecting data. then we wait to see if anyone complains

Show threadPete GamacheApr 17, 2024
@zachleat “Listen for screams” is the original Observability
Show threadPatrick O'BrienApr 17, 2024
@pete @zachleat
I recently saw @shanselman post something about Microsoft utilizing "scream testing" and I've thought about it often since. Who needs all this observability anyway?
https://www.microsoft.com/insidetrack/blog/microsoft-uses-a-scream-test-to-silence-its-unused-servers/
Microsoft uses a scream test to silence its unused servers - Inside Track Blog

Do you have unused servers on your hand? Don’t be alarmed if I scream about it—it’ll be for a good reason (and not just because it’s almost Halloween)! Check out Pete Apple’s expedition to the cloud series The learnings, pitfalls, and compromises of Microsoft’s expedition to the cloud Managing Microsoft Azure solutions on Microsoft’s expedition...

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Show threadZach Leatherman
@pobrien @pete @shanselman that’s incredible—I like it
Apr 17, 2024 at 2:09pmWeb