Green boards can still be blind
Status pages love green. Application analytics for software system observability needs a second question: did the user-facing path actually complete with measurable latency and error signals?
In recent reviews we ask teams to split “instance healthy” from “journey confirmed.” The first event is useful for ops. The second is the one product and SRE should put in the weekly pack. Mixing them is how false confidence spreads.
If you only have time for one change this release, add an outcome confirmation signal on the service journey that already drives revenue or retention. Leave decorative counters alone until that signal is trustworthy.