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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May 29, 2025 • 33min
#26 - Rethinking Query Standards: Jacek Migdal on SQL Translation, Portability and Observability
Quesma CEO Jacek Migdal joins Mirko Novakovic to explore the future of querying and database interoperability. They dive into how Quesma rewrites SQL on the fly for cross-system compatibility, and they tackle the lack of query language standards in observability. Jacek also shares his thoughts on AI-assisted querying and why decoupling applications from databases is key to long-term flexibility.
May 15, 2025 • 40min
#25 - Beyond the Dashboard: Building Telemetry Pipelines for Petabyte-Scale Systems with Ozan Unlu of Edge Delta
Edge Delta founder and CEO Ozan Unlu joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss the rise of telemetry pipelines and why this once-niche idea is now critical infrastructure. Ozan shares how his experience at Microsoft and Sumo Logic inspired him to challenge centralized observability models. They cover data tiering, pipeline-based architectures and the growing role of AI in curating massive telemetry streams.
May 1, 2025 • 41min
#24 - Tracing the Future: OpenTelemetry’s Evolution and Startup Lessons with Juraci Paixão Kröhling
Juraci Paixão Kröhling, OpenTelemetry governing board member, joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic for a deep dive into the evolution of observability. From the JBoss and Jaeger early days to his new startup OllyGarden, Juraci shares how OpenTelemetry is reshaping the way we monitor distributed systems. They explore the challenges of tracing adoption, the semantics around spans and transactions, and why logs are still dominant (but perhaps not for long). Juraci also details his journey from engineer to entrepreneur and the future of observability in an AI-first world.
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Apr 17, 2025 • 39min
#23 - Engineering Intelligence: How to Build LLM Applications at Scale with Marc Klingen of Langfuse
Marc Klingen, CEO of Langfuse, shares insights on the journey from startup to a leading open-source LLM engineering platform. He discusses the pivotal challenges of building LLM applications, including the importance of monitoring key performance indicators. The conversation dives into tracing user interactions within AI applications and emphasizes collaboration among diverse roles in AI engineering. Klingen also highlights how observability tools can enhance project success and the benefits of open-source software in fostering community-driven innovation.
Apr 3, 2025 • 34min
#22 - Debugging the Future: How Lumigo Modernizes Developer Observability with Erez Berkner
Lumigo CEO Erez Berkner joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to discuss the evolution of cloud observability and the critical role of AI in debugging modern architectures. They dive into the challenges of tracing serverless and hybrid environments, why traditional observability tools weren’t built for developers, and how AI-driven insights are shaping the future of automated troubleshooting.
Mar 20, 2025 • 38min
#21 - From Outages to Optimization: How ilert Solves Incident Response with Birol Yildiz
ilert CEO Birol Yildiz joins Dash0’s Mirko Novakovic to break down how ilert helps enterprises manage incidents more effectively. They explore why AI is a ‘must’ for some aspects of incident response, the role of technical redundancies in ensuring reliability, and what defines a strong MTTA and MTTR in the enterprise world.
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.
