OpenObservability Talks

Feb 26 2025 57 ep. 59 mins 71
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On OpenObservability Talks we discuss harnessing the power of open source to advance observability initiatives for developers, DevOps and SRE practitioners around the world. We live-stream the episodes on Twitch and YouTube Live - tune in to see us live, and chime in with your comments and questions on the live chat. https://www.youtube.com/@openobservabilitytalks You can find us on X (Twitter) @openobserv and BlueSky @openobservability.bsky.social

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Shopify’s Journey to Planet-Scale Observability - OpenObservability Talks S5E09

Feb 26 2025 60 mins  
Shopify operates at massive scale, running thousands of services and processing billions of events per second. To tackle the challenges of observability at this scale, they built Observe—an in-house observability stack that makes use of open-source tools and specifications. In fact, they replaced an older vendors-based system, in an awe-inspiring migration project. But why build

Open Source AI: Perspectives from the OSI - OpenObservability Talks S5E08

Jan 29 2025 61 mins  
We all know pretty well what open source means and what AI means. But what does open source AI mean? Is there even such a thing? Join us for an intriguing episode as we host Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The OSI has been the steward of the Open Source Definition for over two decades, and has recently launched its first draft of the Open

End-of-Year Observability Retrospective with Charity Majors - OpenObservability Talks S5E07

Dec 22 2024 61 mins  
In this special year-end episode of OpenObservability Talks, we are thrilled to host Charity Majors, co-founder and CTO of Honeycomb, for an insightful conversation on the state of observability. Charity and our host Horovits recently delivered keynotes at Open Source Observability Day, which sparked fascinating discussions on the evolution of open observability and its impact on t

CNCF Ambassadors Share the Best of KubeCon 2024 - OpenObservability Talks S5E06

Nov 25 2024 59 mins  
Catch up on everything you missed at KubeCon North America 2024! Join us for a special recap that brings you closer to the action. This is a special episode in collaboration with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), the foundation behind KubeCon+CloudNativeCon and the cloud-native projects. Dotan Horovits, our host and a CNCF Ambassador, will be joined by an all-star panel

Jaeger V2 Unveiled: Powered by OpenTelemetry - OpenObservability Talks S5E05

Oct 28 2024 63 mins  
In this episode of OpenObservability Talks, Dotan Horovits sits down with Yuri Shkuro, the creator of Jaeger, to unveil the highly anticipated Jaeger V2. This major release introduces a new architecture with deep OpenTelemetry integration, which promises more flexibility, performance, extensibility and ease of use. Join us as Yuri shares insider details on the challenges, innovatio

Prometheus 3.0 Unveiled: PromCon Highlights with Julius Volz - OpenObservability Talks S5E04

Sep 12 2024 66 mins  
PromCon, the flagship yearly event of the Prometheus community, is back in Berlin, and we’re here to bring you the highlights from the Prometheus ecosystem. And this year we’ve got some major news: Prometheus’s long-awaited major release, v3.0! Join us to hear all about the revamped user interface, about Remote Write 2.0, and about Prometheus’ goal to become the default ba

What’s New with OpenShift and the Observability Frontier - OpenObservability Talks S5E03

Aug 27 2024 64 mins  
OpenShift is an open-source container application platform that brings Docker and Kubernetes together to help organizations build, deploy, and manage containerized applications. Open source OpenShift (OKD) powers some of the largest Kubernetes clusters, such as in CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Join us for a fireside chat with an OpenShift veteran Radek Voká

WebAssembly: The Next Frontier in Cloud-Native Evolution - OpenObservability Talks S5E02

Jul 24 2024 62 mins  
Time to explore the next frontier in cloud-native evolution: WebAssembly (WASM). Moving beyond containers and Kubernetes, WASM bears the promise to revolutionize the cloud landscape with unparalleled performance, portability, and security. Can it actually deliver on this promise? We discussed this and more it in this episode. We delved into how WASM is transforming the way we build

Redis is No Longer Open Source. Is Valkey the Successor? - OpenObservability Talks S5E01

Jun 26 2024 60 mins  
Redis is no longer open source. Just a few months ago, in March 2024, the project was relicensed, leaving its vast community confused. But the community did not give up, and started work to fork Redis to keep it open. In this episode, we delve into the Valkey project, a prominent fork of Redis, established under the Linux Foundation, which brought together important figures from t

FOSS in Flux: Redis Relicensing and the Future of Open Source: OpenObservability Talks S4E12

May 29 2024 61 mins  
In the past few years we’ve been witnessing tectonic shifts in the open source realm, with established projects taken off open source or otherwise turning to the dark side. On the other hand, we’ve seen active forks aiming to keep these projects open gaining momentum. What does it mean for the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement? Is this a trend or just a passing wav