Transform Your Observability from Cost Center to Competitive Advantage
Your observability stack is likely costing six figures annually, your engineering team spends significant time troubleshooting production issues, and you're not confident you're monitoring what actually matters.
This is a common challenge we see across organizations of all sizes.
Here's what we've learned after a decade in the field: Most observability implementations are overengineered. Organizations often deploy extensive dashboards that go unused, pay for metrics that provide minimal value, and face escalating costs as compliance requirements expand.
The reality is that managing enterprise-grade observability in-house requires specialized expertise that most organizations can't justify hiring full-time.
That's where Six Sense Solutions provides value.
Our Approach: Transparency Over Sales Pitches
Unlike many consulting firms, we don't oversell observability as a universal solution. We've seen vendors promise "360-degree visibility" and "AI-powered insights" while leaving clients with substantial bills and unresolved production issues.
Our approach is different.
After working with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and fast-growing startups for over a decade, we focus on what delivers measurable results. We've helped clients reduce observability costs by 40% while improving reliability. We understand both what works and what represents poor ROI.
If you're evaluating observability partners, we encourage you to keep reading.
Quick Reference: Our Core Services
24/7 Managed Observability Services
Fractional observability team providing round-the-clock monitoring, incident response, and cost optimization. Ideal for organizations that need enterprise-grade coverage without full-time headcount.
Platform Migration & Implementation
Zero-downtime migrations between observability platforms (New Relic, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Elastic, etc.) with complete knowledge transfer and team training.
Cost Optimization & Architecture Review
Comprehensive audits identifying opportunities to reduce observability spend by 40-60% while maintaining or improving system visibility.
Compliance-Ready Infrastructure
SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS compliant observability implementations that pass audits without last-minute scrambling.
Training & Enablement
Hands-on training from practitioners who build production systems, not just deliver presentations. Covers OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and major commercial platforms.
Common Observability Challenges We Solve
Challenge #1: Observability Costs That Exceed Value Delivery
Many organizations find their observability investments delivering diminishing returns:
- Extensive dashboard collections with low utilization
- Alert fatigue from improperly configured thresholds
- Monthly costs that grow faster than infrastructure
- Teams unable to quickly identify root causes despite extensive instrumentation
Our solution: We conduct comprehensive audits of observability infrastructure, identify the critical 20% of metrics that drive operational decisions, and optimize the remainder. In one recent engagement, we achieved a 62% cost reduction while improving mean time to resolution.
View case study →Challenge #2: Engineering Teams Spending Excessive Time on Operational Issues
Organizations hire development talent to build features and drive innovation. Instead, teams often spend 40% or more of their time on:
- Production troubleshooting and firefighting
- After-hours incident response
- Context switching between development and operations
- Burnout leading to retention challenges
Our solution: We provide 24/7 managed observability services, handling monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis. This allows engineering teams to focus on feature development while we maintain operational stability.
Learn about managed services →Challenge #3: Complex Platform Migrations
Organizations need to migrate observability platforms for various reasons—vendor pricing changes, compliance requirements, or strategic platform consolidation. These migrations are often delayed because:
- Hundreds of dashboards and alerts need recreation
- Team training requires significant time investment
- Risk of downtime during transition
- Knowledge transfer concerns
Our solution: We've successfully completed observability migrations for Fortune 500 companies with zero downtime. Our process includes complete dashboard migration, alert recreation, comprehensive team training, and post-migration support.
See our migration methodology →Challenge #4: Compliance Requirements Blocking Product Development
SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS compliance requirements create specific observability demands:
- Precise event logging and retention policies
- Documented access controls and audit trails
- Security monitoring and penetration testing preparation
- Evidence collection for auditors
Our solution: We architect compliance-ready observability infrastructure from the start. Our implementations have been validated by major audit firms, and our clients consistently pass compliance audits without delays.
Explore compliance services →Our Services
24/7 Managed Observability Services
Think of us as your fractional observability team—senior engineers available on-demand without the overhead of full-time hiring.
What's included:
- 24/7 monitoring with sub-5-minute response times
- Incident response from engineers familiar with your infrastructure
- Weekly optimization reports with actionable cost reduction strategies
- Security and compliance management (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
- Quarterly-tested backup and disaster recovery procedures
Ideal for organizations that:
- Cannot justify 3-5 full-time observability engineers
- Need round-the-clock coverage on a fractional basis
- Experience revenue loss from system downtime
- Require compliance-ready monitoring infrastructure
Cloud Operations & Infrastructure Automation
Cloud adoption promises agility but often introduces new challenges:
- Manual deployment processes consuming hours
- Infrastructure that doesn't scale efficiently
- Fragile CI/CD pipelines
- Unpredictable monthly cloud expenses
Our capabilities:
- Infrastructure as Code implementation (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)
- Robust CI/CD pipeline architecture
- Cost-effective auto-scaling strategies
- Performance optimization based on actual usage patterns
Recent results: We automated infrastructure deployment for a healthcare organization, reducing deployment time from 6 hours to 12 minutes while decreasing cloud costs by 35% through right-sizing.
Learn more about cloud operations →Application Performance & Stability
When applications experience performance degradation or stability issues, standard troubleshooting often falls short.
Our approach:
- Data-driven root cause analysis
- Performance troubleshooting with quantitative methodology
- Architecture optimization tailored to traffic patterns
- Proactive monitoring that identifies issues before user impact
When to engage us:
- Customer complaints about application performance
- Production issues that don't reproduce in staging
- Monitoring indicates problems without revealing causes
- Customer churn related to system reliability
OpenTelemetry & Vendor-Neutral Observability
OpenTelemetry provides powerful vendor-neutral observability, but its complexity often leads to:
- Over-instrumentation generating overwhelming data volumes
- Difficulty identifying which metrics drive operational decisions
- Integration challenges across distributed systems
- Team training gaps
Our expertise:
- Strategic instrumentation focusing on high-value signals
- Custom dashboards answering specific business questions
- Effective alerting without notification fatigue
- Comprehensive team training and knowledge transfer
Note: Six Sense Solutions is among the first partners to achieve full OpenTelemetry competency. We've successfully deployed OpenTelemetry for both Fortune 500 enterprises and growth-stage startups.
Explore OpenTelemetry services →Why Organizations Trust Six Sense Solutions
Observability Partner of the Year 2024
We received this recognition based on client outcomes and operational excellence, not sales volume.
Previous industry recognition:
- • Industry Leader Award, 2023
- • Innovation Partner of the Year, 2022
What this means: When we claim observability expertise, we have third-party validation.
Comprehensive Platform Expertise
We maintain certifications and competencies across all major observability platforms:
- • OpenTelemetry and Cloud Native Computing Foundation technologies
- • Prometheus and Grafana
- • New Relic
- • Datadog
- • Dynatrace
- • Elastic Stack
What this means: Our recommendations are truly vendor-neutral. We advise based on your specific requirements, not commission structures.
Proven Track Record
Our team brings over a decade of DevSecOps experience including:
- • Observability platform architecture for Fortune 500 organizations
- • 24/7 incident response and on-call operations management
- • Multi-million dollar cost optimizations while improving reliability
- • First-attempt compliance audit passes (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
What this means: We've encountered and resolved the challenges you're currently facing. Your unique situation likely mirrors problems we've solved multiple times.
Client Testimonials
"Your team is precisely what we were looking for. It's a mix of theory, practice, coaching, cheering, etc. You're providing lift and experience in all the right places where I have gaps. Thank you."
"I just wanted to extend my personal thanks for the excellent training that you are providing to my colleagues and I. From my experience, there are many ways trainings like this can go – and I can say that the way you are delivering the training and interacting with the group is the absolute best case scenario."
"With the Six Sense Solutions approach, we are able to validate and harden our observability infrastructure following industry best practice guidelines. We love having a guide every step of the way."
Training & Enablement
The Challenge with Traditional Observability Training
Most observability training follows a predictable pattern:
- Slide-heavy presentations spanning full days
- Generic scenarios disconnected from real use cases
- Certificate issuance with minimal practical skill development
- Teams unable to apply concepts post-training
We take a different approach.
Our Training Methodology
Our training team consists of practicing engineers who:
- Actively build observability platforms for enterprise clients
- Respond to production incidents and understand real-world pressures
- Distinguish between marketing features and operationally valuable capabilities
- Provide honest assessments of trade-offs
What's included:
- Hands-on laboratory exercises using production-grade infrastructure
- Customization around your specific use cases and environment
- Post-training support during implementation
- Real-world scenarios based on actual incidents and challenges
Platforms covered:
- OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana
- New Relic
- Datadog
- Dynatrace
- Elastic Stack
- Additional platforms available upon request
Platform Expertise
Unlike consultancies aligned with specific vendors, we maintain expertise across all major observability platforms. Our recommendations are based on your requirements and total cost of ownership analysis.
New Relic
Strengths: Robust APM capabilities, comprehensive language support
Pricing: Usage-based model
Best fit: Application performance monitoring for Ruby, Python, Node.js environments
Datadog
Strengths: Unified platform, 600+ integrations, excellent visualization
Pricing: Host-based with add-on modules
Best fit: Multi-cloud environments, complex infrastructure monitoring
Dynatrace
Strengths: Advanced AI for root cause analysis, automatic instrumentation
Pricing: Premium tier
Best fit: Large enterprises, complex distributed systems
Elastic Stack
Strengths: Open-source flexibility, powerful search capabilities
Pricing: Self-hosted or commercial support
Best fit: Log aggregation, custom requirements, budget constraints
OpenTelemetry + Prometheus + Grafana
Strengths: Complete vendor neutrality, no lock-in, community support
Pricing: Infrastructure costs only
Best fit: Long-term cost optimization, maximum flexibility
Our recommendation process:
- Audit current observability implementation
- Document actual requirements (not aspirational)
- Model 3-year total cost of ownership
- Recommend optimal solution for your specific situation
- Implement and train your team
Engagement Options
Three Ways to Work with Six Sense Solutions
Option 1: Complimentary Observability Assessment (30 minutes)
- Current infrastructure audit
- Immediate cost optimization opportunities
- Recommended next steps
- No obligation
Option 2: Managed Observability Services
- 24/7 monitoring and incident response
- Ongoing cost optimization
- Compliance management
- Fractional team model
Option 3: Project-Based Engagement
- Platform migration
- Custom implementation
- Training and enablement
- Architecture review
Frequently Asked Questions
What is your typical pricing?
Pricing varies based on scope and requirements. Managed services typically begin around $10,000/month for smaller teams. Many clients achieve 5-10x ROI through observability cost reductions alone. Project-based work ranges from $25,000-$150,000 depending on complexity. We provide transparent pricing after understanding your specific situation.
Do you work exclusively with Fortune 500 companies?
No. We work with organizations at various stages—from growth-stage startups to mid-market companies to Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies. If you've outgrown basic logging and need production-grade observability, we can likely help.
What if we're already working with another consulting firm?
We're comfortable collaborating with existing partners or taking over implementations. We've successfully resolved challenges from previous engagements without judgment—our focus is on solutions.
Can you help with platform migrations?
Yes. We've completed migrations between all major platform combinations with zero downtime, complete knowledge transfer, and comprehensive team training.
How quickly can you start?
Standard engagements typically begin within 2 weeks. For urgent situations (active outages, compliance deadlines, critical incidents), we can mobilize within 48 hours.
Do you offer training as a standalone service?
Yes. Training is available independently. However, most organizations find greater value in combined implementation and training—learning by doing rather than passive observation.
Next Steps
Transform Your Observability Strategy
Your engineering team should focus on building features that drive business growth, not responding to production incidents at 3am.
Let Six Sense Solutions handle your observability infrastructure while you focus on what matters.
Direct contact: hello@sixsensesolutions.net
We respond to all inquiries within 24 hours.
About Six Sense Solutions
Six Sense Solutions specializes in enterprise observability with a focus on practical value delivery over theoretical completeness.
With over a decade of experience building monitoring platforms for Fortune 500 companies, responding to production incidents, and optimizing observability investments, we understand both the technical and business dimensions of effective observability.
We were named Observability Partner of the Year in 2024 based on client outcomes and operational excellence—not sales volume.
Organizations engage us when:
- Observability costs are growing faster than value delivered
- Engineering teams spend excessive time on operational issues vs. feature development
- Round-the-clock coverage is needed without full-time hiring
- Compliance requirements create observability complexity
- Platform migrations require zero-downtime execution
We maintain vendor neutrality, bring battle-tested experience, and remain available when needed.