Discover essential strategies for implementing database guardrails in your continuous integration pipeline in this 48-minute conference talk from Conf42 Observability 2023. Explore proactive approaches to push testing left, understand the importance of context in root cause analysis, and learn about common database-related issues that can arise in production. Delve into topics such as slow queries, schema changes, indexing challenges, and ORM pitfalls. Gain insights into query execution, SQL anatomy, and the role of observability in database management. Examine the benefits of OpenTelemetry (OTel) and learn how to leverage traces and spans for improved monitoring. Conclude with a demonstration of Metis, showcasing features for source code integration, pull request analysis, and enhanced observability to strengthen your database CI practices.