OpenTelemetry, eBPF, and Metoro

Remastered as: Season 1 · Episode 35 — OpenTelemetry, eBPF and Metoro

Episode 3 – OpenTelemetry, eBPF and Metoro. In this conversation, Chris Batterbee, co-founder of Metoro, discusses the importance of observability in modern software systems, particularly in Kubernetes environments. He explains how Metoro leverages eBPF technology to simplify observability by automatically instrumenting applications. The discussion also covers the integration of OpenTelemetry, the challenges faced by developers in implementing observability, and the potential of AI in diagnosing issues. Chris shares insights from his experience with Y Combinator and the competitive landscape of observability tools, emphasizing the unique position of Metoro in the market.

Learn more about OpenTelemetry, eBPF and Metoro:

https://opentelemetry.io/ https://ebpf.io/ https://metoro.io/ metoro demo: https://demo.us-east.metoro.io/guardian?startEnd=&service= OpenTelemetry metric examplar: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/metrics/data-model/#exemplars

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Chapters

00:00 Intro 00:41 Chris Batterbee his background 02:27 eBPF intro in context of Metoro 04:20 eBPF + OpenTelemetry 06:37 Opentelemetry Experience 14:19 WASM 16:10 eBPF and Windows 16:59 Y Combinator Experience 23:52 OpenTelemetry standard 25:50 Platform is king 26:53 eBPF accessibility 28:30 Future of Prometheus 29:41 Metoro and LLMs 32:14 Replacing Sentry and the like 33:46 Profiling 35:39 Metoro Subscription Models 36:37 Final words 38:57 Outro

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