Mastering Fluent Bit: Top Tip Using Telemetry Pipeline Parsers for Developers

This series is a general purpose getting started guide for those of us wanting to learn about the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project Fluent Bit. 

Each article in this series addresses a single topic by providing insights into what the topic is, why we are interested in exploring that topic, where to get started with the topic, and how to get hands-on with learning about the topic as it relates to the Fluent Bit project.

The idea is that each article can stand on its own, but that they also lead down a path that slowly increases our abilities to implement solutions with Fluent Bit telemetry pipelines.

Let's take a look at the topic of this article, using Fluent Bit tips for developers. In case you missed the previous article, check out the top 3 telemetry pipeline output plugins for developers where you get tips on the best of Fluent Bit for your developer experiences.

This article will be a hands-on tour of the things that help you as a developer testing out your Fluent Bit pipelines. We'll take a look at the top tip when using a parser for your telemetry pipeline configuration in Fluent Bit.

All Things Open 2025 - Cloud Metrics: The Cost-Value Equation (slides)

As I previously mentioned, I missed the 2024 All Things Open, having last spoken in 2023, but I'm back this year at All Things Open in Raleigh, NC! 

I'm a big fan of the All Things Open conferences and meetups, as they have been a rock star organization since they started and always put on great events in the state of North Carolina. This year is the 13th edition and I've only missed the events across the pandemic years.

The selection committee was kind enough to select one of my favorite topics that I've been working on within my current team at Chronosphere, cloud metrics and cost-value equations. Today I was on-site and gave this burst-talk session. I wanted to share the slides and my thoughts on the attendee reactions.

SRECon Eu 2025 - The Executive Signal (slides)

 "SREcon25 Europe/Middle East/Africa is a gathering of engineers who care deeply about site reliability, systems engineering, and working with complex distributed systems at scale. SREcon strives to challenge both those new to the profession as well as those who have been involved in it for decades. The conference has a culture of critical thought, deep technical insights, continuous improvement, and innovation."

Today I shared some insights into the executive signal and gave some important tips that everyone can use to cut through the noise and drive change. Below I share the slides from my talk.