Modern Network Observability

Build the observability your network deserves.

Book, lab, talks, workshops — modern network observability, in practice.

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The book

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Telemetry pipelines, queries, dashboards, alerting, automation, and AI-assisted operations — chapter by chapter, with the lab as your hands-on companion.

Workshops

AutoCon5 · 4 hours hands-on Modern Network Observability — the AutoCon5 workshop One workday on a new on-call rotation. Telemetry, dashboards, alerts, and AI-assisted operations on your laptop in four hours, with a senior engineer over your shoulder until lunch. Open the workshop →

The companion lab

The book's playground network-observability-lab The book's chapter-by-chapter playground with real cEOS / SR Linux containers, every collector variant, and every scenario in the book. The hands-on companion the chapters keep referring to. Open the lab on GitHub →

Listen

Network Automation Nerds · Eric Chou NAN077 — Network Observability: Tools, Automation & Insights The author trio with Eric Chou on practical strategies and real-world case studies for network observability. Listen on Packet Pushers → Total Network Operations · Packet Pushers TNO009 — From Monitoring to Observability Crossover with TNO on integrating diverse data sources, the tools, and what proactive operations actually looks like. Listen on Packet Pushers → Network Automation Nerds · Eric Chou NAN079 — Make the Leap for Better NetOps The follow-up — how teams get from a working monitoring stack to one they can actually act on at 02:14. Listen on Packet Pushers →

Watch

Cisco DevNet · Part 1 Modern Network Observability — the framework First of a three-part series. The why, the pillars, and the data pipeline that ties them together. Watch on YouTube → Cisco DevNet · Part 2 Modern Network Observability — going deeper Second of three. The data pipeline up close, with real examples and the trade-offs you hit in production. Watch on YouTube → Cisco DevNet · Part 3 Modern Network Observability — putting it together Closing the series. Dashboards, alerts, and the automation that turns the pipeline into action. Watch on YouTube → NONOG · September 2025 Modern Network Observability — Oslo talk Conference talk by David Flores at the Norwegian Network Operators Group meeting in Oslo. Watch on YouTube → NetBCN · March 2025 Modern Network Observability — Barcelona talk Conference talk at NetBCN by David Flores — story-led, ~30 minutes, with audience Q&A. Watch on YouTube →