The Observability Digest #0035: CNCF Evolution & Community Growth 🚀

Vendors Embrace CNCF Open Future

ObservCrew,🙌 With KubeCon + CloudNativeCon America 2024 just wrapping up, there's a ton of exciting news to digest. While I'll be putting out a specific update for the event soon, this week's newsletter aims to balance the KubeCon highlights with other significant developments in our field.

Let's dive in 👉

🔄 Red Hat donates Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo to CNCF
🚀 SUSE previews integrated Rancher Observability platform
🤖 Monte Carlo launches GenAI capabilities
🔍 New wave of product updates from ClickHouse, InfluxDB, and New Relic

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THIS WEEKS SPOTLIGHT: Red Hat's Generous Move

Red Hat's donation of Podman, along with Buildah and Skopeo, to the CNCF marks a pivotal moment in the cloud-native landscape. This trio of container tools represents a significant contribution to the open-source community, reflecting a growing industry recognition of the power of open standards and collaborative development.

Interestingly, this donation comes at a time when many vendors are reassessing their approach to proprietary technologies. There's a subtle but growing realization that aligning with CNCF technologies isn't just about community goodwill – it's becoming a business imperative. Companies that fail to embrace this open ecosystem may find themselves at a competitive disadvantage as the market increasingly favours interoperable solutions.

CloudNativeNow recently covered this development, highlighting its potential impact on container orchestration and management. Learn more about Red Hat's CNCF contribution (5 mins)

WHAT TO WATCH

SUSE is previewing an integrated Observability platform for the Rancher Management Framework, signalling a trend towards comprehensive solutions in the Kubernetes ecosystem. This could simplify observability for Kubernetes environments, potentially reducing monitoring complexity. Explore SUSE's observability preview (6 mins)

Monte Carlo has announced new GenAI capabilities for its data observability platform, reflecting the increasing integration of AI in observability tools. This promises enhanced anomaly detection and root cause analysis, potentially improving data quality management. Discover Monte Carlo's GenAI features (4 mins)

MARKET NEWS

Scotiabank has lowered its price target for Datadog (DDOG), reflecting market adjustments in the observability sector. This move comes amid discussions about potential AI policy changes under a possible Trump presidency. Read about Scotiabank's Datadog analysis (3 mins)

Shift5 has been awarded a Basic Ordering Agreement by the U.S. Air Force, highlighting observability's growing importance in defence sectors. Learn about Shift5's Air Force agreement (4 mins)

LATEST PRODUCT UPDATES

• ClickHouse integrates with OpenTelemetry, enhancing observability capabilities. Explore the integration (5 mins)

• InfluxDB 3.0 focuses on improved scalability and performance. Understand InfluxDB 3.0 (7 mins)

• New Relic unveils one-step observability for Kubernetes. Check out the solution (4 mins)

• Elastic releases Observability 8.16.0 with new features. Review Elastic's updates (6 mins)

• KloudFuse launches version 3.0, expanding cloud-native observability capabilities. Discover KloudFuse 3.0 (5 mins)

Have you upgraded or have some input for others on these releases, lets us know.

LEVEL UP

For those looking to enhance their AI and ML application development skills, a comprehensive guide on advanced project structuring is now available. This resource offers valuable insights for integrating AI capabilities into observability solutions. Dive into AI/ML project structuring (12 mins)

In an interesting development, Gitpod has announced its decision to move away from Kubernetes. This shift provides food for thought on infrastructure choices and their impact on observability practices. Read about Gitpod's infrastructure decision (8 mins)

EXPERT VOICES

Alex Freedland, Co-Founder of Mirantis, shares insights on cloud security challenges for CISOs, offering valuable perspectives on securing modern, distributed systems. Read Freedland's insights (6 mins)

REDEFINING TECH LEADERSHIP

Chris Cooney sits down with Shane Hastie and discusses engineering leadership trends on the InfoQ pod, highlighting observability's expansion beyond technical metrics to include business and user experience insights. Listen to leadership trends (24 mins)

WHAT’S ON MY MIND

Having worked with some of these tools, I'm genuinely excited to see more projects entering CNCF incubation. We're witnessing something special - the observability landscape is finally maturing in a way that reduces vendor lock-in and benefits everyone. The community's drive to standardize and democratize these tools particularly inspires me, as it means teams can focus more on gaining insights and less on managing proprietary solutions.

I'd love to hear your experiences and perspectives on this evolution. Are you seeing similar patterns? Perhaps you have insights I haven't considered?

Let's continue this conversation:

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• Find me on LinkedIn: Mastering Observability

Until next time, keep those systems observable!

Best,

Allan