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OpenObservability Talks

Dotan Horovits
Opentelemetry
Observability
Kubernetes
Clickhouse
CNCF
Opensearch
Open Source
Kubecon Europe 2025
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Platform Engineering
Continuous Profiling
Valkey
AWS
SHOPIFY
Kubecon North America 2023
Openobservability Summit
Kubecon
Redis
Istio
Grafana Labs

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. www.youtube.com/@openobservabilitytalks You can find us on X (Twitter) @o... more

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VictoriaMetrics is a fascinating open source project for metrics monitoring. In the past couple of years the project has expanded its scope from monitoring to observability, with the addition of VictoriaLogs and VictoriaTraces to the stack. In this e... more

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As more organizations move to use OpenTelemetry in production at scale, with multiple Collectors across heterogeneous environments, a new challenge arises: how to remotely manage, configure, and update this agent fleet in a consistent and secure way?... more

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February 2026 the OpenTelemetry community gathered at OTel Unplugged event in Brussels. It was the first time this unconference was held in Europe, bringing together maintainers, contributors, governance committee members, and end usersIn this episod... more

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In the opening episode of 2026, we mark a major milestone—a decade to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)—with none other than the CNCF’s CTO and co-founder, Chris Aniszczyk. Chris joins host Dotan Horovits on a fascinating fireside chat, lo... more

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Recent Guests

Andy Keller
OpAMP maintainer and principal engineer at BindPlane
Bindplane
Episode: Operating OpenTelemetry at Scale with OpAMP - OpenObservability Talks S6E09
Chris Aniszczyk
CTO and co-founder of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
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Episode: A Decade of CNCF: Fireside Chat with the CTO - OpenObservability Talks S6E07
Nir Gazit
Creator of the OpenLLMetry project; OpenTelemetry GenAI SIG member
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Episode: OpenTelemetry for GenAI and the OpenLLMetry project - OpenObservability Talks S6E06
Mario Macías
Principal Software Engineer at Grafana Labs and co-creator of Beyla and OBI
Grafana Labs
Episode: Unveiling OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation - OpenObservability Talks S6E05
Mike Shi
Co-founder of HyperDX and co-creator of ClickStack
ClickHouse
Episode: ClickStack: ClickHouse’s New Observability Stack Unveiled - OpenObservability Talks S6E03
Alok Bhide
Head of product innovation at Chronosphere, with a rich background in observability including at Splunk.
Chronosphere
Episode: Highlights from CNCF’s First Open Observability Summit - OpenObservability Talks S6E02
Henrik Rexed
Developer advocate at Dynatrace and fellow CNCF ambassador.
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Episode: Highlights from CNCF’s First Open Observability Summit - OpenObservability Talks S6E02
Carl Meadows
Chair of the Governing Board of the OpenSearch Software Foundation
OpenSearch Software Foundation
Episode: OpenSearch 3.0 Unveiled: Vector DB on Steroids and More - OpenObservability Talks S6E01
Pallavi Priyadarshini
Member of the Technical Steering Committee and OpenSearch 3.0 Release Manager
AWS
Episode: OpenSearch 3.0 Unveiled: Vector DB on Steroids and More - OpenObservability Talks S6E01

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Dotan Horovits
Host of OpenObservability Talks; active in CNCF/OpenObservability community.

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Guests are credible experts from the CNCF/open-source space.
Strong focus on tooling and practical observability strategies.
High technical depth with real-world production insights.

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A Decade of CNCF: Fireside Chat with the CTO - OpenObservability Talks S6E07
Q: What are the predictions for AI's impact on open source contributions?
AI bots and agentic systems will become among the top contributors to major open source projects, increasing review demand but also accelerating innovation across projects as automation handles many routine contributions.
A Decade of CNCF: Fireside Chat with the CTO - OpenObservability Talks S6E07
Q: What role does community play in CNCF's talks and speaker selection?
Talks are largely selected by a program committee comprised of ambassadors, maintainers, and contributors, ensuring a community-driven process that emphasizes quality and relevance over vendor-driven agendas.
A Decade of CNCF: Fireside Chat with the CTO - OpenObservability Talks S6E07
Q: What makes Kubernetes still central and how does it interact with AI workloads?
Kubernetes remains the operating system for Cloud Native, providing universal conventions and APIs while allowing implementations to be specialized for AI workloads, GPUs, and infrastructure variety, preserving the core ethos of open, portable, and scalable systems.
A Decade of CNCF: Fireside Chat with the CTO - OpenObservability Talks S6E07
Q: How has CNCF's scope evolved over the decade?
The CNCF started with Kubernetes and DevOps, but expanded to include FinOps, chaos engineering, platform engineering, and AI-related workloads, driven by end-user needs and the broader shift toward interoperable, observable, and secure systems.
Cloud Native Spotlight: KEDA & Dapr Projects - OpenObservability Talks S6E04
Q: Why did Microsoft decide to open source it?
Schneider shared that there was internal division at Microsoft about open sourcing KEDA, but ultimately it was to strengthen their position in the open-source ecosystem and provide better autoscaling solutions to the community.

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What is OpenObservability Talks about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show consistently centers on open-source observability, cloud-native ecosystems, and the tooling that enables operators to monitor, diagnose, and optimize distributed systems. Episodes frequently feature deep dives into OpenTelemetry, CNCF projects, and new instrumentation approaches, often with practitioners who have hands-on experience at scale. A standout angle is the practical balance between protocol purity and tooling, plus regular insights from engineers and project stewards shaping the future of observability. Listeners can expect technical depth, actionable guidance for production environments, and thoughtful discussions about governance, open standards, and community-driven development that are applicable to engineers, SREs, ... more

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