The latest articles on DEV Community by bereket teshome (@buckygetnet). https://dev.to/buckygetnet https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4010187%2F58ed6f59-30da-4196-a78c-973949fbc55f.png https://dev.to/buckygetnet en bereket teshome Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:32:00 +0000 https://dev.to/buckygetnet/the-p50-and-p99-rule-4o7h https://dev.to/buckygetnet/the-p50-and-p99-rule-4o7h <p>When implementing observability, the metrics you focus on depend heavily on your business requirements. While P50 is usually a good starting point for measuring baseline latency, certain scenarios demand a focus on P99 metrics. Many companies ignore P99 latency, dismissing it as too niche or expensive to justify fixing. However, the 1% of users affected by those delays could easily be your highest-revenue customers.</p> <p>This is because the clients falling into that 99th percentile are typically power users who heavily utilize your system, making them the most likely to trigger these edge-case performance bottlenecks.</p> monitoring performance sre