Ask Observability Questions, Not Dashboard Questions

Omar O backend engineer Checkout p95 latency is above SLO. Omar has opened CPU, pod restarts, network, and database dashboards with no clear path. 12 tabs open 0 hypotheses written Question-led observability Ask the smallest question that would change the next action. Telemetry is evidence; evidence needs a question. Interrupt browsing Omar: 'I am checking all the dashboards. Something must look weird.' What do you say? Choose telemetry Omar: 'The question is dependency or checkout. Which signal?' What is the best guidance? Update hypothesis

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