diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ac0cc4c6..5b63b3214 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
     <jacoco.version>0.8.5</jacoco.version>
     <nohttp-checkstyle.version>0.0.4.RELEASE</nohttp-checkstyle.version>
     <spring-format.version>0.0.22</spring-format.version>
+    <spring-cloud.version>Hoxton.SR4</spring-cloud.version>
+    <wavefront.version>2.0.0-RC1</wavefront.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -114,6 +116,16 @@
     </dependency>
     <!-- end of webjars -->
 
+    <!-- observability -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.wavefront</groupId>
+      <artifactId>wavefront-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-sleuth</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
     <!-- Testing -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -133,6 +145,25 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
+  <dependencyManagement>
+    <dependencies>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-cloud-dependencies</artifactId>
+        <version>${spring-cloud.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.wavefront</groupId>
+        <artifactId>wavefront-spring-boot-bom</artifactId>
+        <version>${wavefront.version}</version>
+        <type>pom</type>
+        <scope>import</scope>
+      </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+  </dependencyManagement>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 4d4784e36..9d994f891 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ logging.level.org.springframework=INFO
 
 # Maximum time static resources should be cached
 spring.resources.cache.cachecontrol.max-age=12h
+
+spring.application.name=spring-petclinic
+wavefront.application.name=spring-demos