Bringing data center observability into the cloud native world
When people talk about cloud-native observability, the conversation usually revolves around applications, containers, and microservices. However, under those layers lies an equally critical foundation: The physical data center. Servers, storage systems, and networks ultimately host every…
Highlights from CNCF’s first Open Observability Summit
Ambassador post originally published on Medium by Dotan Horovits It’s about time open observability had its own industry-wide, vendor-neutral event. This year, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) finally made it happen with the inaugural Open Observability Summit, bringing…
Adding distributed tracing to AI Gateway: My LFX mentorship journey
In today’s rapidly evolving AI landscape, effectively monitoring and debugging AI Gateways has become a critical challenge. This article shares my complete experience through the LFX Mentorship program, where I added OpenTelemetry distributed tracing support to…
The tools for overcoming the top 10 DevOps challenges
DevOps is a way of working that reduces waste. It uses smart tools and practices to build, test, and ship software faster. It makes teams quicker, systems stronger and problems smaller when done right. It’s not…
A blueprint for zero-trust AI on Kubernetes
LLMs and AI are everywhere these days. Everyone wants to build the next big thing, ship it fast, and maybe even cash out and chill for the rest of their lives. The problem? Most open source…
Cloud Native Computing Foundation Announces Knative’s Graduation
Graduation marks Knative’s readiness for widespread production use, with upcoming features aimed at bridging legacy systems and expanding AI and cloud native integrations Key Highlights: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – October 8, 2025 – The Cloud Native…
Fluentd to Fluent Bit: A migration guide
Fluentd was created over 14 years ago and still continues to be one of the most widely deployed technologies for log collection in the enterprise. Fluentd’s distributed plugin architecture and highly permissive licensing made it ideal…
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: Observability Day
Observability Day traces its roots back to KubeCon Europe 2022 in Valencia, where we hosted FluentCon, a co-located event dedicated exclusively to the Fluentd and Fluent Bit projects. The gathering was a success, and the feedback…
Considerations when doing AI on Kubernetes
As more teams start weaving generative AI (GenAI) into their apps and workflows, Kubernetes naturally comes up as the go-to platform. It’s a tried-and-tested solution for managing containerized workloads, but AI workloads are a different beast. …
The Signal in the Storm: Why Chasing More Data Misses the Point
As OpenTelemetry adoption has exploded, so has the volume of telemetry data moving through modern observability pipelines. But despite collecting more logs, metrics, and traces than ever before, teams are still struggling to answer the most…