2026-06-18 –, D0207 (capacity 90)
Talking about Network observability brings to mind horror stories of dealing with vendor MIBs, SNMP traps not firing or NetFlow overwhelming your backbone. Technologies like SNMP and NetFlow can be very useful but don't integrate well in a cloud native context.
One way to modernize network observability is with the OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation Project (OBI). While its main focus is on applications, it also contains an entire subsystem dedicated to Network Observability!
This talk showcases how OBI can be used to monitor Kubernetes & cloud provider network relationships to help you diagnose issues which might go unnoticed otherwise. After that, we'll explore how OBI can be used outside and beyond Kubernetes as well. We'll also uncover how eBPF is used to gather these metrics and what to optimize for.
Dominik started his journey in technology as an SRE, working on projects ranging from warehouse logistics and photobook designers to analyzing satellite imagery. During this time, he discovered his passion for developer tooling and making sure developers can focus on what they do best - build great software!
Now he is working as a Developer Experience Engineer at Grafana Labs, building tools to see clearly in the ever-changing world of software.