Full Stack Journey 061: Linux Networking And Observability With eBPF And Cilium

eBPF has taken the Linux networking world by storm. But what is it, exactly? And how it is related to the open-source Cilium project? Duffie Cooley (@mauilion on Twitter and GitHub and pretty much everywhere else), Field CTO at Isovalent, joins Scott to discuss eBPF and Cilium. If you’re into Linux, networking, or Kubernetes—or any combination of these three areas—this episode is for you!

Scott and Duffie talk about things like:

What is eBPF, and why is it seeing increased attention?
What is Cilium? How is it different than other Kubernetes CNI plugins?
What’s the difference between metrics and observability?
How does the concept of identity play into security and observability?

Of course, Scott and Duffie also touch on resources that available for listeners to get started learning eBPF and Cilium; see the “Show Notes” section below for a few links.

Duffie is an entertaining guest that shares a ton of useful information. This episode of chock-full, don’t miss out!

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