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Code-level Telemetry Instrumentation: from "Oh Hell No" to "Worth It": https://whitneylee.com/2025/10/30/codelevel-telemetry-instrumentation-from-oh.html
In this episode of 🌩️ Thunder, Peter Wilcsinszky, maintainer of Logging Operator, explains how the project's Flow and Output custom resources bring Kubernetes-native control to log routing.
Watch now →
youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8
#Kubernetes #LoggingOperator #Observability #FluentBit #CNCF #DevOps
Watch now →
youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8
#Kubernetes #LoggingOperator #Observability #FluentBit #CNCF #DevOps
January 8, 2026 at 3:45 PM
In this episode of 🌩️ Thunder, Peter Wilcsinszky, maintainer of Logging Operator, explains how the project's Flow and Output custom resources bring Kubernetes-native control to log routing.
Watch now →
youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8
#Kubernetes #LoggingOperator #Observability #FluentBit #CNCF #DevOps
Watch now →
youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8
#Kubernetes #LoggingOperator #Observability #FluentBit #CNCF #DevOps
During the holiday break I went on a waterfall tour of the Chattahoochie National Forest in North Georgia ♫ https://whitneylee.com/2026/01/07/070649.html
January 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
During the holiday break I went on a waterfall tour of the Chattahoochie National Forest in North Georgia ♫ https://whitneylee.com/2026/01/07/070649.html
Fluent Bit was designed for tiny IoT devices with barely any memory. Why did cloud native teams running massive Kubernetes clusters adopt it instead?
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #IoT #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF #Kubernetes
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #IoT #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF #Kubernetes
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Fluent Bit was designed for tiny IoT devices with barely any memory. Why did cloud native teams running massive Kubernetes clusters adopt it instead?
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #IoT #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF #Kubernetes
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #IoT #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF #Kubernetes
Transformation, DevOps, Open Source, and Fast Food Operations, with Andrew Clay Shafer: https://whitneylee.com/2026/01/06/transformation-devops-open-source-and.html
January 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Transformation, DevOps, Open Source, and Fast Food Operations, with Andrew Clay Shafer: https://whitneylee.com/2026/01/06/transformation-devops-open-source-and.html
What happens when Fluent Bit's built-in functionality isn't enough for your use case? The plugin architecture lets you extend your pipeline with custom logic — including Lua scripts — right out of the box.
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
What happens when Fluent Bit's built-in functionality isn't enough for your use case? The plugin architecture lets you extend your pipeline with custom logic — including Lua scripts — right out of the box.
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
12 years ago, collecting logs from different sources meant dealing with incompatible formats everywhere. How did we get from that chaos to the unified pipelines we have today?
@edsiper.bsky.social shares Fluentd's origin story in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#Fluentd #FluentBit
@edsiper.bsky.social shares Fluentd's origin story in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#Fluentd #FluentBit
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
12 years ago, collecting logs from different sources meant dealing with incompatible formats everywhere. How did we get from that chaos to the unified pipelines we have today?
@edsiper.bsky.social shares Fluentd's origin story in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#Fluentd #FluentBit
@edsiper.bsky.social shares Fluentd's origin story in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#Fluentd #FluentBit
If Fluent Bit and OpenTelemetry Collector both collect, process, and export telemetry data, when should you reach for one over the other?
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #OpenTelemetry #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #OpenTelemetry #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF
January 1, 2026 at 3:02 PM
If Fluent Bit and OpenTelemetry Collector both collect, process, and export telemetry data, when should you reach for one over the other?
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #OpenTelemetry #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF
@edsiper.bsky.social explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode:
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
#FluentBit #OpenTelemetry #Observability #CloudNative #CNCF
In this episode of 🌩️ Thunder, @edsiper.bsky.social, creator of Fluent Bit, walks through the project's evolution. We also discuss Fluent Bit's plugin architecture, and when to use it vs OpenTelemetry Collector. Fun!
Watch now→
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
Watch now→
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
December 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In this episode of 🌩️ Thunder, @edsiper.bsky.social, creator of Fluent Bit, walks through the project's evolution. We also discuss Fluent Bit's plugin architecture, and when to use it vs OpenTelemetry Collector. Fun!
Watch now→
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
Watch now→
youtu.be/t6RxvVGvM7Q
Some people create constantly. What's their secret?
When @cote.io and I asked how our guest Russell Davies stays so prolific, his answer surprised me: "I have quite low standards."
Yet, by any measure, Davies has a wildly successful career. Listen and learn:
softwaredefinedinterviews.com/112
When @cote.io and I asked how our guest Russell Davies stays so prolific, his answer surprised me: "I have quite low standards."
Yet, by any measure, Davies has a wildly successful career. Listen and learn:
softwaredefinedinterviews.com/112
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Some people create constantly. What's their secret?
When @cote.io and I asked how our guest Russell Davies stays so prolific, his answer surprised me: "I have quite low standards."
Yet, by any measure, Davies has a wildly successful career. Listen and learn:
softwaredefinedinterviews.com/112
When @cote.io and I asked how our guest Russell Davies stays so prolific, his answer surprised me: "I have quite low standards."
Yet, by any measure, Davies has a wildly successful career. Listen and learn:
softwaredefinedinterviews.com/112
December 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Just a DIY holiday musical that merges the plot of Wiked with the characters from Lord of the Rings while critiquing capitalism and celebrating queerness!
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December 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Just a DIY holiday musical that merges the plot of Wiked with the characters from Lord of the Rings while critiquing capitalism and celebrating queerness!
terrorpigeon.us
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KubeCon North America: The Questions Not Asked: A Critical Retrospective on Platform Engineering
December 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
KubeCon North America: The Questions Not Asked: A Critical Retrospective on Platform Engineering
KubeCon North America: Beyond the Dashboard: Modern Observability for Platform Engineering at Scale
December 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
KubeCon North America: Beyond the Dashboard: Modern Observability for Platform Engineering at Scale
How has observability evolved since the days of the three pillars, and what does that change unlock?
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
December 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
How has observability evolved since the days of the three pillars, and what does that change unlock?
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
What does it mean to implement OpenTelemetry? There are so many moving parts!
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What does it mean to implement OpenTelemetry? There are so many moving parts!
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
If CI/CD pipelines are code, why wouldn’t they be observable too?
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #CICD #Tracing
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #CICD #Tracing
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If CI/CD pipelines are code, why wouldn’t they be observable too?
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #CICD #Tracing
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #CICD #Tracing
If observability is about asking meaningful questions, why did logs, metrics, and traces end up feeling so disconnected?
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If observability is about asking meaningful questions, why did logs, metrics, and traces end up feeling so disconnected?
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
Watch the full 🌩️ Thunder episode with @adrianamvillela.bsky.social:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
#Observability #OpenTelemetry #Tracing #SRE
In this 14-minute 🌩 Thunder, @adrianamvillela.bsky.social talks through why correlation matters more than mere collection, and how to design your observability so that QA, devs, and SREs all have the observability that they need.
Watch the Thunder episode:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
Watch the Thunder episode:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
December 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In this 14-minute 🌩 Thunder, @adrianamvillela.bsky.social talks through why correlation matters more than mere collection, and how to design your observability so that QA, devs, and SREs all have the observability that they need.
Watch the Thunder episode:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
Watch the Thunder episode:
youtu.be/OiOm2DeoqT0
Observability 2.0 with OpenTelemetry: Make Signals Work Together: https://whitneylee.com/2025/12/17/observability-with-opentelemetry-make-signals.html
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Observability 2.0 with OpenTelemetry: Make Signals Work Together: https://whitneylee.com/2025/12/17/observability-with-opentelemetry-make-signals.html
Cloud Native Denmark: Panel: Navigating the Deep Waters of AI: Beyond Vanity Metrics
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Cloud Native Denmark: Panel: Navigating the Deep Waters of AI: Beyond Vanity Metrics
[Keynote] Cloud Native Denmark: This Lying Has to Stop: Keeping AI Honest with OpenTelemetry
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
[Keynote] Cloud Native Denmark: This Lying Has to Stop: Keeping AI Honest with OpenTelemetry
Joining an early morning outing with the Durham chapter of the Feminist Bird Club
www.feministbirdclub.org
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December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Joining an early morning outing with the Durham chapter of the Feminist Bird Club
www.feministbirdclub.org
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www.feministbirdclub.org
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Short days & cozy nights
December 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Short days & cozy nights
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Software Defined Interviews: Whitney goes to KubeCon
December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Software Defined Interviews: Whitney goes to KubeCon