When the Stack Lies: Root Cause in Distr. Systems | Daniel Raskin & David McNerney | Conf42 SRE 2026
Presenters Daniel Raskin David McNerney Source Conf42 SRE 2026 🕵️♂️ When the Stack Lies: Unmasking Root Cause in Distributed Systems In the high-stakes world of modern enterprise technology, the “stack” often tells half-truths. As we migrate from classic three-tiered architectures to hyper-distributed environments, the complexity of our systems is outstripping our ability to monitor them. Daniel Raskin (CMO at Vertana) and David McNerney (Director of Product Management at Vertana) recently sat down to dissect why traditional observability is failing and how a system-aware approach can save the day. ...