KubeFM Platform engineering: learning from the Kubernetes API, with Sven Hans Knecht
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Jun 4, 2024 Sven Hans Knecht, a Principal Cloud Engineer, shares his journey empowering teams with Kubernetes technology. He discusses how OpenTelemetry and Prometheus enhance observability and cluster management. The conversation dives into GitOps with tools like ArgoCD and Flux for streamlined deployments. Governance tools, including Gatekeeper and OPA, are highlighted for secure resource management. Sven also emphasizes the role of Custom Resource Definitions in automating processes while balancing developer self-service with necessary compliance.
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Watch eBPF And VictoriaMetrics
- eBPF-based observability and VictoriaMetrics represent emerging trends for lower-overhead telemetry and metric storage.
- These tools reduce instrumentation effort and address Prometheus scaling/cardinality issues.
Telemetry As A Unified Data Pipeline
- OpenTelemetry treats telemetry as a data pipeline, unifying traces, metrics and logs into one flexible flow.
- This makes transformation, routing and vendor-agnostic collection far simpler than Prometheus-only setups.
Offer Opinionated Defaults Not Endless Options
- Shift down by offering opinionated, high-quality defaults so developers can ship without wrestling cloud complexity.
- Let teams tweak knobs only when necessary to preserve speed and safety.