The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Gerhard goes to KubeCon (part 2) (Interview)
Dec 27, 2019
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Dan Mangum
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Marques Johansson
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Jared Watts
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Tom Wilkie
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Frederic Branczyk
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Ben Kochie
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Bjorn "Beorn" Rabenstein
In this lively discussion, guests include Bjorn Rabenstein, a Prometheus contributor at Grafana, and Ben Kochie, a Site Reliability Engineer at GitLab. They delve into the evolution of Prometheus and its growing significance in cloud-native applications. Highlights include advancements in observability with tools like Loki, discussions on efficient version management, and insights into community engagement within the open-source ecosystem. The group also shares experiences from KubeCon and emphasizes the importance of fostering collaboration in the tech community.
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Authenticity at Grafana Labs
- Tom Wilkie, VP of Product at Grafana Labs, still gets paged for incidents.
- He values firsthand experience with Grafana Labs products and promotes authenticity within the team.
Thanos and Cortex Collaboration
- Thanos and Cortex, while solving similar problems, have different approaches and deployment models.
- Collaboration and shared libraries are more beneficial than merging, as seen with Prometheus, Thanos, and Cortex.
Tank's Origin Story
- A 17-year-old, Tom Brack, impressed Tom Wilkie with his JSONnet knowledge and secured a Grafana Labs internship.
- Brack improved Kubernetes config management with Tank, a faster, more sophisticated tool than Ksonnet.