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Observability Runbook Basics

Standardize dashboards and alerts

An observability runbook specifies required metrics, logs, traces, dashboards, alerts, owners, and SLO links per service so teams have consistent visibility and on-call readiness.

Define Signals

List core metrics/logs/traces and SLOs for the service.

Dashboards and Alerts

Standard panels and alert thresholds with runbook links.

Ownership

Name service owners and review cadence for updates.

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