everything-is-amazing-with-otel

Author: wparad

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+title: "Observability in CI/CD & Beyond with Adriana Villela"
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+In this episode, Will and Warren welcome Adriana Villela — CNCF ambassador, Dynatrace advocate, and host of the [*Geeking Out* podcast](https://www.linkedin.com/company/geeking-out-podcast/) — for a wide-ranging conversation on observability in CI/CD pipelines. Adriana shares her journey from “On Call Me Maybe” to her own podcast, her work with OpenTelemetry, and why observability isn’t just for SREs anymore.
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+The crew digs into how telemetry should be integrated across the software development lifecycle — from development to QA to production — and what that really looks like in modern teams. Adriana drops knowledge on CI/CD failures, distributed traces, and even how to bring observability to other parts of the business like recruiting and onboarding. She also explains how she got involved in the OpenTelemetry end-user SIG and what’s next for the observability movement.
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+Things get personal (and hilarious) as they trade war stories about SVN, terrible version control systems, reusable grocery bags, and the ethics of AI log parsers. Adriana closes with a powerful take: observability is a team sport, and the better we play it, the more effective — and environmentally conscious — our systems can become.
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+## Picks  
+- Warren: [Adventures In DevOps survey](/survey) - How can we make it better for you?
+- Adriana: [Bouldering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouldering) — she recommends it both as a physical activity and a therapeutic mental reset, especially when traveling
+- Jillian: [Expeditionary Force](https://www.goodreads.com/series/185650-expeditionary-force)
+- Will: [Iron Neck](https://www.iron-neck.com/) and [Purpose & Prophet](https://thedankoe.com/)