Episode
SE Radio 717: Eric Tschetter on Decoupling Observability
Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers · Apr 23, 2026 · 1 h 00 min
In this episode, host Amey Ambade sits with Eric Tschetter , co-founder of Apache Druid and Chief Architect at Imply, to dissect the critical move toward Decoupling Observability . To begin, they define three pillars—logs, metrics, and traces—and consider why the rise of microservices has made traditional, tightly coupled stacks a major source of pain. Such coupled systems can lead to issues…