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Microservices and the Myth of Fault Isolation
Microservices do not automatically deliver fault isolation by design. They replace one obvious forest fire with a sprawling network of subtle, cascading brush fires.
DevOps & SRE
Causely product
Causely Feature Demo: Address External API Slowdowns
When a provider slows down, Causely shows exactly how the impact ripples across your services and identifies the external API as the root cause.
AI
How Causal Reasoning Addresses the Limitations of LLMs in Observability
Causal reasoning with AI agents enable proactive incident prevention, automated remediation, and a path toward autonomous service reliability.
Blog
OpenTelemetry Logging Best Practices to Avoid Drowning in Data
We’ll recap OTel logging best practices, explore how to use logs effectively in troubleshooting without drowning in data, walk through a tutorial workflow you can apply today, and show how Causely operationalizes this approach automatically at scale.
Causality
Why Standalone Docker Matters: 4 Patterns Every Scalable Architecture Should Consider
This post explores four architecture patterns where standalone Docker is not only justified but recommended.
Blog
Demystifying Automatic Instrumentation: How the Magic Actually Works
Most developers use automatic instrumentation without knowing how it actually works. This post breaks down the key techniques behind it—not to build your own, but to understand what’s really happening when things "just work."
Blog
How We Used Causely to Solve a Crashing Bug in Our Own App—Fast
At Causely, we don’t just ship software – we run a reasoning platform designed to detect, diagnose, and resolve failure conditions with minimal human intervention. Our own cloud-native application runs in a highly distributed environment, with dozens of interdependent microservices communicating in real-time. It’s complex, dynamic, and constantly evolving—
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Eating Our Own Dog Food: Causely’s Journey with OpenTelemetry
Implementing OpenTelemetry at the core of our observability strategy for Causely’s SaaS product was a natural decision. This post shares context on our rationale and how the combination of OpenTelemetry and causal reasoning underpin our platform.
DevOps & SRE
Ep15 - Ask Me Anything About DevOps, Cloud, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering,... w/Endre Sara
In this DevOps Toolkit episode, Endre Sara joins Viktor Farcic for an Ask Me Anything session.
Blog
Using OpenTelemetry and the OTel Collector for Logs, Metrics, and Traces
This production-focused guide offers an understanding of what OpenTelemetry is, its core components, and a detailed look at the OTel Collector.
Causality
In 2025, I resolve to make my application environment more resilient
By identifying potential risks in real time, predicting future demand, and adapting resources dynamically, teams can maintain reliability even under extreme conditions. This isn’t about eliminating unpredictability; it’s about building systems that respond intelligently to it.