CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] Courses

Architecting Multi-Tenant Backstage Instances in a Shared Kubernetes Cluster

Explore a unique architecture for deploying isolated Backstage instances per organization in a shared Kubernetes cluster, addressing multi-tenancy challenges and enabling secure, scalable SaaS solutions.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

An Easier Path to a Rich Catalog in Backstage

Discover a new approach to achieving a rich Backstage catalog through UI-based metadata editing, enabling immediate entity updates and enhancing organizational value.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Front Row Seat to Backstage Adoption

Explore Backstage adoption strategies from diverse organizations. Learn how to drive developer engagement, implement architectural changes, and manage cultural shifts in developer experience initiatives.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Scaling Backstage: Managing 200+ Plugins and Thousands of Engineers

Explore Spotify's approach to scaling Backstage, managing 200+ plugins, and supporting thousands of engineers. Learn architectural insights and scaling strategies for developer portals.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Real-World Sampling - Lessons Learned After Reducing Observability Costs

Explore strategies for reducing observability costs by 80% using OpenTelemetry's Tail Sampling processor, balancing data retention with effective application monitoring.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Monitoring Serverless Workloads with OpenTelemetry and Prometheus

Explore challenges and solutions for monitoring serverless workloads using OpenTelemetry and Prometheus, focusing on real-time data analysis and optimizing resource use in cloud-native environments.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Logs Collection with eBPF - A Super-Powered Approach for Kubernetes

Explore eBPF's potential to revolutionize Kubernetes log collection, offering efficient, context-rich observability by extracting data directly from the kernel, surpassing traditional methods.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

DWARFs and ELFs on the Cloud - eBPF Profiling Adventures in Observability at Scale

Explore eBPF-driven continuous profiling for enhanced cloud observability. Learn about leveraging debug information, adapting to multiple architectures, and implementing efficient profiling systems at scale.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Dealing with eBPF's Observability Data Deluge

Strategies for managing eBPF's extensive observability data in production environments, focusing on application monitoring and security. Includes real-world benchmarks and solutions to common challenges.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Crossplane Observability and Traceability for Effective Multi-Cloud Management

Explore best practices for implementing observability and traceability in declarative cloud infrastructure using Crossplane, enhancing issue resolution and reliability in multi-cloud environments.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Building a Tool to Debug Minimal Container Images in Kubernetes and Docker - Lecture

Explore multi-runtime container debugging with MinToolkit and CDebug. Learn design, implementation, and usage of sidecar-based debugging for minimal container images across various platforms and runtimes.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

From Configurations to Conclusions: Lessons from Fine-Tuning OpenTelemetry's Distributed Tracing

Explore Open Telemetry's distributed tracing capabilities, collector configurations, and performance optimization techniques. Learn valuable lessons from real-world implementation experiences.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Near Real-Time Logging Solution Using Fluent Bit and OpenSearch for Kubernetes

Explore a near real-time logging solution for Kubernetes using Fluent Bit and OpenSearch. Learn about architecture, implementation challenges, and ensuring data privacy in multi-node clusters.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Connecting Metrics, Logs, and Traces with eBPF - TTChat's Observability Journey

Explore TTChat's journey in building an observability platform using eBPF, connecting metrics, logs, and traces for microservices without code modification across diverse languages and frameworks.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cluster Optimization: Harnessing DPUs for Ambient Mesh Workloads

Explore optimizing clusters by leveraging DPUs for ambient mesh workloads, focusing on enhancing performance and efficiency in cloud-native environments.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video