The Future of AI-Powered Observability - From Logs to Intelligent System Analysis

Explore the evolution and future of observability in this 33-minute CNCF conference talk that bridges the gap between traditional monitoring approaches and AI-powered analysis. Learn how observability has transformed from basic concept to practical implementation over the past decade, incorporating metrics, logs, tracing, and profiling to investigate system performance. Discover how ChatGPT and generative AI are revolutionizing system interactions, enabling natural language queries instead of complex query languages. Through real-world examples and GenAI prompts, understand the practical applications of AI in system monitoring, including how Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) can be leveraged with private information. Gain insights into using AI for root cause analysis, making expert-level system debugging more accessible to a broader audience, and learn how even basic log data can be transformed into powerful analytical tools with AI assistance.