Code RED
Dash0
How can you avoid your next outage? And what's next for observability?
Code RED is a podcast for developers, site reliability engineers, CTOs and anyone who's excited about the future of software management and observability.
Code...because we're talking about code! And RED for Requests, Errors, and Duration: the core metrics of observability.
Hosted by Mirko Novakovic, CEO of Dash0 and co-founder and former CEO of Instana, you'll hear from leaders around our industry about what they're building, what's next in observability, and what you can do today to avoid your next code red moment.
Code RED is a podcast for developers, site reliability engineers, CTOs and anyone who's excited about the future of software management and observability.
Code...because we're talking about code! And RED for Requests, Errors, and Duration: the core metrics of observability.
Hosted by Mirko Novakovic, CEO of Dash0 and co-founder and former CEO of Instana, you'll hear from leaders around our industry about what they're building, what's next in observability, and what you can do today to avoid your next code red moment.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 35min
#20 - Behind the Screens: Inside Dash0 with CTO Ben Blackmore
Dash0’s own CTO, Ben Blackmore, joins Mirko Novakovic to discuss the evolution of observability at Dash0. They dive into why they’re focused on building RUM capability, how they invented their AI-powered logging tool, and where they see more opportunities to save customers time with better data. The two founders also reflect on their 13-year journey together, including what it’s like to transition from engineer to manager in a fast-moving startup.
Feb 20, 2025 • 37min
#19 - Faster Incident Resolution: How Rootly is Redefining Reliability with JJ Tang
Rootly's Co-founder and CEO, JJ Tang, joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss how Rootly streamlines enterprise incident management. They explore how JJ’s experience at Instacart shaped Rootly, his vision for AI’s capabilities in the monitoring and incident response world, and how he’s building a tool designed to save teams time.
Feb 6, 2025 • 38min
#18 - Performance, Elevated: How Instana is Advancing Observability with Bill Lobig
IBM's Vice President of Automation Product Management, Bill Lobig, joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss how Instana has evolved with AI-powered tools, OpenTelemetry integration, and enhanced on-premises monitoring. They explore the future of observability, Instana’s focus on vulnerability management, and innovative ways to track monitoring costs.
Jan 23, 2025 • 40min
#17 - Mobile Matters: The Untapped Potential of Mobile Observability with Eric Futoran
Embrace CEO Eric Futoran chats with Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic about why mobile is often overlooked in observability, how their platform exceeds crash detection, and the challenges of processing dense real-user monitoring data.
Jan 9, 2025 • 40min
#16 - Observability 2.0: The Birth of Modern Observability with Christine Yen
Christine Yen, CEO of Honeycomb.io, joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss the code red moment that inspired Honeycomb, the importance and coining of the term "high cardinality data", how the modern understanding of observability was formed, and more.
Dec 19, 2024 • 40min
#15 - The Open Source Frontier: Dynatrace's Evolving Vision with Alois Reitbauer
Alois Reitbauer, Chief Technology Strategist at Dynatrace, joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss the role of open source standards in advancing the observability industry, even for vendors with proprietary solutions. They explore Dynatrace's AI capabilities, innovations like Keptn and OpenFeature, and the company's role in initiatives like OpenTelemetry.
Dec 5, 2024 • 33min
#14 - Dev-Driven Security: Building an AppSec Solution with Eli Cohen
Eli Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Helios, sits down with Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss building a tool to help engineers prioritize code vulnerabilities, pivoting to the security space, how he sees developer-led security, and the Helios acquisition by Snyk.
Nov 21, 2024 • 36min
#13 - OpenTelemetry Origins: The Evolution and Horizon of Observability with Ben Sigelman
Ben Sigelman, Co-Founder and CEO of Lightstep, joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to share his journey helping launch Dapper and Monarch at Google, a nightmare New Year’s Day troubleshooting Google Weather, and how he views OpenTelemetry and observability evolving alongside AI and LLMs.
Nov 14, 2024 • 36min
#12 - Code First: Developer-Led Testing and the Future of Monitoring Automation with Hannes Lenke
Checkly CEO Hannes Lenke joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss his “monitoring as code” philosophy, how Checkly lets developers take ownership over end user testing and his view on AI’s role in the future of APM tools.
Oct 24, 2024 • 38min
#11 - Optimal Performance: Leveraging Observability for Cost Savings with Luca Forni
Akamas CEO and Co-Founder Luca Forni joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to break down how the tool evaluates and optimizes your full stack to create “mechanical sympathy,” why performance beats cost savings every time, and how Akamas’s AI improves cloud-native applications without ever touching their code.
