Observability

Presenters Alex Ewerlöf Charity Majors Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Hype: Building Real Reliability with SLOs and Fit Practices 🚀 Ever feel like the dazzling world of SRE and reliability engineering is a bit like a Michelin-starred restaurant menu for most of us? Google, bless their innovative hearts, has given us incredible insights and frameworks. But let’s be honest, for many organizations, trying to replicate their exact approach feels like baking a soufflé without an oven. That’s where Alex’s journey and his book come in, offering a grounded, practical path to building true reliability, one “fit practice” at a time. ...

Presenters Michael Stiefel David Blank-Edelman Source InfoQ podcast Beyond “Did it Break?”: Embracing the Nuances of System Reliability 🚀 Have you ever wondered what it truly takes to build and maintain systems that not only function but thrive? We often talk about systems breaking, but what about proactively making them robust? This is where the fascinating world of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) steps in, offering a perspective that’s both crucial and often overlooked by traditional architectural thinking. ...

Presenters Billy Lynch Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Where Do Your Source Attestations Live? Navigating the Labyrinth of Metadata 🗺️ Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever felt like you’re drowning in a sea of metadata, wondering where exactly to stash those crucial source attestations? You’re not alone! At a recent lightning talk, Billy Lynch from Chain Guard dove deep into this very question, exploring strategies for storing and discovering these vital pieces of information. Let’s break down the key takeaways and ponder the future of source attestation storage. 💡 ...

Presenters Constanze Roedig Ben Hirschberg Dom Delnano Source OpenSource SecurityCon NA 2025 Beyond the Buzzwords: Unveiling an Adaptive eBPF Security Powerhouse for Real-World Threats 🚀 In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, staying ahead of sophisticated threats often feels like chasing a phantom. Traditional security operations centers (SOCs), while essential, can often buckle under the weight of performance overhead, overwhelming data volumes, and the persistent challenge of truly fast and accurate detection. But what if there was a way to fuse the power of observability with the precision of security, creating an adaptive defense system that learns and evolves with the threats it faces? ...

Presenters Shreya Jayaraman Tamilmani Manoharan Source CiliumCon NA 2025 Supercharging Kubernetes Networking: How Cilium Endpoint Slices Conquer Scale! 🚀 Ever felt the pinch of Kubernetes scaling limitations? You’re not alone! Microsoft’s engineering wizards, Tamilmani and Shreya, recently pulled back the curtain on a revolutionary feature that’s transforming Kubernetes networking: Cilium Endpoint Slices. Forget those agonizingly slow pod startups and API server meltdowns. This is the deep dive you need to understand how Cilium Endpoint Slices are not just fixing problems, but paving the way for truly massive Kubernetes clusters. ...