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KubeCon Observability Day NA 2024 Talk: Where’s the Auto in Auto-Instrumentation? A Look at Current Automation Strategies with OTel
"Automatic Instrumentation” can mean a lot of things depending on context. Whether we discuss the Instrumentation SDKs or full-kernel observability with eBPF, the promise is the same: end-to-end observability coverage with no custom code and minimal setup. First, I will review how the different mechanisms available for automatic instrumentation work within each of the 11 languages supported by OpenTelemetry. I’ll examine:
How code-path instrumentation works at the library level by diving into the Node.js OpenTelemetry Extension and the JavaScript libraries it supports
Automatic instrumentation via attachment with Java and Python
Automatic instrumentation injection using the OTel Operator for DotNet, Java, and NodeJS
Finally, I’ll take a peek at the future of automatic instrumentation of compiled binaries with a look at the Go instrumentation library built using eBPF.
OSA CON 2024 – Register today!
The Open Source Analytics Conference (OSA CON) is the go-to conference for all things open-source analytics. Join the doers of the modern data stack. Want to be part of OSA CON's great speakers? Submit your talk proposals until June 27, 2024.
DevOps Stage 2024 Talk: DevOps is a Foreign Language (or Why There Are No Junior SREs)
DevOps has a notoriously steep learning curve. Getting started in the field can feel like being dropped in a foreign country without the ability to understand *anything* about the language.
A language is more than just the syntax and semantic rules of the words themselves. It also encompasses the shared culture of the speakers. With the proliferation of programming languages as well as the deeply held cultural beliefs of the community, it's easy to see that learning DevOps is like trying to learn a foreign language.
I will review five foundational hypotheses from the field of Second Language Acquisition and relate these hypotheses back to the world of DevOps. DevOps practitioners, trainers, tool builders, and learners should all come away with useful insights to apply to their practice. Free registration!
London MySQL Meetup – What are you interested in the most!
Welcome to the MySQL Meetup - What are you interested in the most! Join us at South Place for an exciting event where you can connect with fellow MySQL enthusiasts. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, this meetup is the perfect opportunity to learn, share, and network with like-minded individuals. Discover the latest trends, tools, and techniques in MySQL development. Don't miss out on this chance to dive deep into your favorite database technology and explore what interests you the most!
JS Conf Chile 2024: Collect, Ingest, Observe: A New Era for (free) JS Monitoring!
Monitoring JavaScript applications might seem like a formidable challenge, but it's time for a change in perspective. This session is set to demystify the complexities of observability, paving a clear and impactful path to proficiency with OpenTelemetry (OTel) alongside a selection of powerful open-source tools (Grafana & ClickHouse).
Prepare to easily navigate the intricate waters of observability, as we guide you through the essentials of collecting comprehensive telemetry data for insightful visibility into your application's performance and health. We'll explore the synergistic power of OTel and the JavaScript ecosystem, further enhanced by other OSS tools and a real-time DB. This combination will ensure you never miss what is happening within your applications, but what is better: it achieves this without wasting thousands (or even millions) of dollars on third-party services.
CodeMash 2025 Talk: DevOps is a Foreign Language (or Why There Are No Junior SREs)
DevOps has a notoriously steep learning curve. Getting started in the field can feel like being dropped in a foreign country without the ability to understand *anything* about the language.
A language is more than just the syntax and semantic rules of the words themselves. It also encompasses the shared culture of the speakers. With the proliferation of programming languages as well as the deeply held cultural beliefs of the community, it's easy to see that learning DevOps is like trying to learn a foreign language.
I will review five foundational hypotheses from the field of Second Language Acquisition and relate these hypotheses back to the world of DevOps. DevOps practitioners, trainers, tool builders, and learners should all come away with useful insights to apply to their practice.
What’s a Data Lake and What Does It Mean For My Open Source ClickHouse® Stack?
Data lakes on open table formats are emerging as the go-to storage of large datasets for analytics, data science, and AI. This talk explains how data lakes work and how ClickHouse® is integrating them. We’ll introduce the key components of data lakes using a concrete example based on Parquet, Iceberg open table format, and the Iceberg REST catalog. Next we’ll look at new ClickHouse® feature adaptations, exploring specific issues like event stream ingest, compaction, and queries. Finally, we’ll illustrate how to combine ClickHouse® with Apache Spark and Kafka to deliver fast analytics on massive, shared tables. The real-time data lake is arriving and ClickHouse® is going to be a big part of it. Join us and bring your questions!
Open Source Analytics Community & Altinity at FOSDEM 2025
Come chat with Robert Hodges, Joshua Lee, Alsu Gilizova, and Alkin Tezuysal at FOSDEM 2025.
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas, and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open-source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels.
We're excited to share that we'll be at FOSDEM as part of the Open Source Analytics (OSA) Community. Stop by and chat with us—we'd love to connect.
State of Open Con® 25 London: What’s a Data Lake and What Does It Mean For My Open Source Stack?
The UK's Open Technology Conference, Open Source Software, Open Hardware, Open Data, Open Standards, & AI Openness is happening on the 4th and the 5th of February 2025, in Sancroft, Rose St, Paternoster Sq., St Paul's London EC4M 7DQ.
Our CEO, Robert Hodges, will be presenting the talk:
What’s a Data Lake and What Does It Mean For My Open Source Stack?
Data lakes on open table formats like Iceberg are a popular way to manage large datasets for analytics, data science, and AI. This talk explains how data lakes work and how to adapt open source analytic stacks to use them.
State of Open Con® 25 London: Data Sovereignty in Observability
As OpenTelemetry rapidly becomes the standard for open-source observability instrumentation, the question of data sovereignty takes center stage. In this panel, Josh Lee moderates a lively discussion with Hazel Weakly, Robert Hodges, and Edith Puclla—leaders in the fields of observability, databases, and open source. Together, they will explore the implications of data sovereignty in observability, balancing control, and compliance with innovation. Topics will include the role of open-source tools, the challenges of ensuring data portability, and the future of observability architectures in a sovereignty-conscious world.
SCaLE X 2025 – Boosting MySQL with Vector Search: Introducing the MyVector Plugin
As the demand for vector databases and Generative AI continues to rise, integrating vector storage and search capabilities into traditional databases has become increasingly important. This session introduces the *MyVector Plugin*, a project that brings native vector storage and similarity search to MySQL. Unlike PostgreSQL, which offers interfaces for adding new data types and index methods, MySQL lacks such extensibility. However, by utilizing MySQL's server component plugin and UDF, the *MyVector Plugin* successfully adds a fully functional vector search feature within the existing MySQL + InnoDB infrastructure, eliminating the need for a separate vector database. The session explains the technical aspects of integrating vector support into MySQL, the challenges posed by its architecture, and real-world use cases that showcase the advantages of combining vector search with MySQL's robust features. Attendees will leave with practical insights on how to add vector search capabilities to their MySQL systems.
FOSSASIA SUMMIT 2025 – Unified Observability: Leveraging ClickHouse as a Comprehensive Telemetry Database
As modern infrastructures become more complex, traditional monitoring tools often struggle to provide a complete understanding of system health. This presentation will explore how ClickHouse, a high-performance columnar database, enables unified observability by consolidating metrics, logs, traces, and eBPF data into a scalable platform.
Attendees will learn how fragmented telemetry systems can hinder root-cause analysis and operational efficiency and how ClickHouse overcomes these challenges by offering seamless integration with tools like OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, and more. We will also compare observability solutions, such as Coroot, qryn, and custom stacks with Jaeger and Loki, to demonstrate how ClickHouse simplifies data management, enhances real-time analysis, and supports large-scale telemetry use cases.
This session will provide practical insights into implementing ClickHouse for observability, enabling engineers to focus on system insights while minimizing infrastructure complexity.