Observability Engineering, Second Edition—Coming in 2026
Modern systems, AI-driven architectures, and rising observability costs have changed the game. The next edition of Observability Engineering brings updated practices, real-life examples, and deep dives into topics like cost, governance, and AI-powered workflows.
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The first edition of Observability Engineering helped define what modern observability looks like, and now Charity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones, George Miranda, and Austin Parker are back with a fully updated second edition arriving in 2026.
If you care about building reliable, scalable systems and giving your teams the tools to understand them in production, you won’t want to miss what’s coming next.
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- New and expanded chapters on cost, governance, and AI.
- Fresh examples and patterns from real-world, high-scale systems.
- Updated guidance on tracing, telemetry, and debugging complex distributed systems.
What you’ll learn in the book
See clearly, build better
Understand the value of observability when managing complex cloud-native apps and systems.
Clarity for every engineer
See the impact observability has across the entire software engineering cycle.
Teamwork makes the SLOs work
Learn how different teams can work together to draft SLOs that work for both business and engineering.
From code to customer impact
Recognize how software developers contribute to the customer experience and business impact.
Debug with context
Produce quality code for context-aware debugging and maintenance.
Faster fixes with better telemetry
Leverage data-rich analytics to find answers quickly when maintaining site reliability.