SOPS is a CLI tool that encrypts and decrypts files. But can you use it declaratively? @andyserver.com explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/9jgKuHzaYpU #SOPS #CLI #SecretsManagement #DevOps

GPG, AWS KMS, GCP KMS, Azure Key Vault — why learn four CLIs when one will do? @andyserver.com explains how SOPS gives you one interface for all of them in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/9jgKuHzaYpU #SOPS #SecretsManagement #AWS #GCP #Azure #CloudSecurity

Helm or Kustomize? The real question is: how do you get secrets into either one safely? @andyserver.com explains how SOPS integrates with both in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/9jgKuHzaYpU #SOPS #GitOps #Helm #Kustomize #Kubernetes

Database credentials, SSH keys, Kubernetes secrets — how do you protect them all without juggling different tools? @andyserver.com explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/9jgKuHzaYpU #SOPS #SecretsManagement #Kubernetes #CloudSecurity

In this episode of 🌩️ Thunder, @andyserver.com explains SOPS — a CLI tool that encrypts and decrypts files using GPG, AWS KMS, Azure Key Vault, or HashiCorp Vault. One interface, any backend. We also cover how SOPS fits into GitOps workflows. Watch now → youtu.be/9jgKuHzaYpU

Jason Hand built a scheduling app because he was tired of giving his personal details to a corporation just to coordinate drinks with a buddy Listen to the latest Software Defined Interviews podcast where we talk vibe coding, AI Tools Lab, & 10 years of DevRel → softwaredefinedinterviews.com/115

`kubectl logs` works fine until you need to ship logs somewhere. Then you're configuring collectors, routing rules, credentials, RBAC permissions, and buffering strategies. Peter Wilcsinszky explains what Logging Operator handles for you in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8

Do you have a KubeCon proposal that didn't get accepted? The CFP for Cloud Native Rejekts Amsterdam is still open, until January 17! Submit!!! ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ sessionize.com/cloud-native...

What happens when one team's logging volume overwhelms everyone else's pipeline? How do you give teams autonomy without sacrificing stability? Peter Wilcsinszky explains how Logging Operator's Flow and Output custom resources solve this in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8

Fluent Bit works, but what if you want more flexibility at the collector layer? What if you want to use OpenTelemetry Collector instead? Peter Wilcsinszky explains how the new Telemetry Controller makes this possible in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8 #OpenTelemetry #LoggingOperator

What do you do when your legacy app writes logs to files instead of stdout? Or when you need Kubernetes event logs alongside container logs? Peter Wilcsinszky explains in this 🌩️ Thunder episode: youtu.be/NDsaw0hO0T8 #Kubernetes #LoggingOperator #Observability #CNCF #DevOps

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

🌩️ Thunder: Logging Operator: Multi-Tenant Kubernetes Logging

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[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 ˂⁽ˈ₍ ⁾˲₎₌

Short days & cozy nights

MetalBear: What Cloud Native Looked Like in 2025: A Community Recap

Software Defined Interviews: Whitney goes to KubeCon

Software Defined Talk: Whitney goes to KubeCon

KubeFM: From beginner’s mind to teaching Kubernetes: Learning in public and building community

🌩️ Thunder: Fluent Bit Explained: Data Pipelines for Observability

DevOps Paradox: KubeCon North America 2025 Review

Software Defined Interviews: Transformation, DevOps, Open Source, and Fast Food Operations, with Andrew Clay Shafer

Observability Day: How to Trust a Liar: Instrumenting AI Execution with OpenTelemetry

Platform Engineering Day: Let the Platform Build Itself: Using AI To Construct an Internal Developer Platform With CNCF Tools

We're kicking off a new end-of-year tradition: Introducing Runtime Rumble: The Quizmas Clash. A holiday quiz event built for people who care about infrastructure, security, and a bit of chaos. Join co-hosts @denhamparry.co.uk and @whitneylee.com on December 18th: edera.link/vev5bsky

Cloud Native + Kubernetes AI Day: This Lying Has to Stop: Keeping AI Honest with OpenTelemetry

AI Tools Lab: Real-Time Telemetry in Development: Using MCP and Datadog for AI-Assisted Coding

eBook Contributor: Kubernetes World: Finding Your Path in the Cloud Native Ecosystem

CNCF Blog: Code-Level Telemetry Instrumentation: From “Oh Hell No” to “Worth It”

🌩️ Thunder: Observability 2.0 with OpenTelemetry: Make Signals Work Together

Personal Blog: Code-Level Telemetry Instrumentation: From “Oh Hell No” to “Worth It”