Company
Date Published
Author
Coralogix Team
Word count
994
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Coralogix has introduced an innovative approach to application performance monitoring by utilizing eBPF and OpenTelemetry, offering significant advantages over traditional tracing methods. eBPF, a feature of the Linux kernel, allows event-driven, sandboxed programs to run safely, leveraging the kernel's visibility to capture interactions within the operating system without altering application code. Coralogix’s eBPF agent facilitates unobtrusive monitoring by automatically capturing transactions, such as API calls and SQL queries, and enriching them with Kubernetes-specific fields before sending them to an OpenTelemetry collector. This method eliminates the need for manual code instrumentation, reduces blind spots in distributed systems, and provides near-complete feature parity with traditional methods while minimizing application-level impact. The eBPF agent is available in open beta for Coralogix users, promising high return on investment, unmatched performance, and a seamless user experience.