Join the New York City Elastic User group and Equinox on February 7th from 6:00-8:00 pm. We are joined by Joel Miller (Director of Platform Engineering @ Equinox) and David Hope (Principal Product Marketing Director @ Elastic) for an evening of presentations, networking, and good food.

Please register no later than Monday, February 6th. We need to provide a list of names and emails to building security. Each attendee will receive a QR code via email to access the building. 

Date and Time:

• Tuesday, February 7th from 6:00-8:00 pm EST

Location:

Equinox Office- 1 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016 - Mezzanine Level

Arrival Instructions:

Once in the building, we'll have a team member directing attendees to the Mezzanine level. All RSVPs will be registered in the One Park visitor log and will receive a QR code for entry.

Here is a link to Joel's slides on GitHub: https://github.com/esquireofoz/presentations/blob/main/2023-02-07-creating-business-value-through-a-unified-o11y-platform/equinox-elastic-feb-2023.pdf

Presentation recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYPyEmgEVAQ

Agenda:

• 6:00 pm: Doors open, say hi, grab a seat, and eat some food.
• 6:15 pm: Creating Business Value Through a Unified Observability Platform: Equinox’s Journey to Brand and Tooling Consolidation - Joel Miller (Director of Platform Engineering @ Equinox)
• 7:00 pm: Unifying Your Monitoring with Full Stack Observability - David Hope (Principal Product Marketing Director @ Elastic)
• 8:00 pm: Event ends

Equinox Talk Abstract: Creating Business Value Through a Unified Observability Platform: Equinox’s Journey to Brand and Tooling Consolidation - Joel Miller (Director of Platform Engineering @ Equinox)

Equinox began the pandemic as a company with multiple distinct brands with different sets of tools and processes separating the digital at-home and physical in-club member experiences. In late 2021, an overarching company-wide goal was formed to merge the brands and associated teams into a single entity.

This talk explores how Equinox managed to democratize access to critical performance data insights to enable all team members to collaborate more effectively using a common framework and dramatically reduce associated platform costs by utilizing Elastic and other open-source tools. We’ll explore the process, architecture, lessons learned, and outcomes from the journey.

Elastic Talk Abstract: Unifying Your Monitoring with Full Stack Observability - David Hope (Principal Product Marketing Director @ Elastic)

Are you tired of managing multiple, fragmented monitoring tools that provide only partial visibility into your systems? Do you wish you could get a holistic view of your entire stack in one place? Full stack observability can help you achieve this by providing a single pane of glass for monitoring all aspects of your systems, including infrastructure, application performance, and business metrics.

In this talk, we will explore the benefits of full stack observability and how it can help you make informed decisions about your systems. We'll also discuss strategies for migrating from multiple, siloed monitoring tools to a unified observability platform. Whether you're just starting to think about observability or you're ready to take the plunge, this talk will provide actionable insights for improving the visibility and reliability of your systems.

We will post a recording of this meetup to the Community Youtube channel within a week of the event.