Traces from Events - A New Way to Visualise Kubernetes Activities

Explore a novel approach to visualizing Kubernetes activities through traces generated from events in this conference talk. Discover how Kubernetes Events can be transformed into OpenTelemetry Traces and visualized using Jaeger, providing a powerful alternative to traditional distributed tracing methods. Learn about the Kubernetes Events data model, the process of converting Events into Spans, and techniques for reconstructing parent-child relationships between Spans. Witness a live demonstration showcasing the practical application of this innovative visualization technique. Gain insights into potential future developments, including more detailed Kubernetes integration, tailored graphical user interfaces, and upstream context enhancements.

Intro
Hi, I'm Bryan Boreham
Kubernetes Events
Viewing Events
Let's see some Events
Inside an Event
Distributed Tracing
Implementation: Kspan
Demo!
Deployment Update
Object ownership chain
How Kspan works
Where can we go from here?
More detail from Kubernetes
More tailored GUI
Upstream context
Questions?