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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 53 MIN

Semiotics - A Future of Observability we are yet to see with William Louth

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How many people have you met that implemented distributed tracing in the early 2000s? Make it one more after you have tuned into our latest podcast with William Louth. William, who can't seem to escape the observability space even though he keeps trying, has a track record in the space. He is an innovator and tool builder and is currently reimagining intelligent systems by shifting the focus from data collection to meaning-making. In our conversation we learn about situational awareness and how systems should use symbols to show their current state by also taking into account everything they are aware of happening in their ecosystem.This podcast episode has been long overdue and opens a fascinating new world beyond metrics, logs and traces!Links discussedWilliams LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-david-louth/Humainary Research: https://humainary.io/research/Humainary GitHub: https://github.com/humainary-ioServentis Signs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/humainary-io/substrates-api-java/refs/heads/main/ext/serventis/SIGNS.md

How many people have you met that implemented distributed tracing in the early 2000s? Make it one more after you have tuned into our latest podcast with William Louth. William, who can't seem to escape the observability space even though he keeps trying, has a track record in the space. He is an innovator and tool builder and is currently reimagining intelligent systems by shifting the focus from data collection to meaning-making. In our conversation we learn about situational awareness and how systems should use symbols to show their current state by also taking into account everything they are aware of happening in their ecosystem.This podcast episode has been long overdue and opens a fascinating new world beyond metrics, logs and traces!Links discussedWilliams LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-david-louth/Humainary Research: https://humainary.io/research/Humainary GitHub: https://github.com/humainary-ioServentis Signs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/humainary-io/substrates-api-java/refs/heads/main/ext/serventis/SIGNS.md

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