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Native OpeTelemetry

OpenTelemetry has become the standard for generating telemetry in cloud-native systems, but instrumentation alone does not guarantee observability. This article explains the difference between OpenTelemetry-compatible and OpenTelemetry-native approaches, using a Kubernetes-based Minecraft example to show how transparency in the OpenTelemetry Collector and observability pipeline improves debugging, preserves context, and restores trust in telemetry data.

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When Metrics Leak Secrets: Kubernetes CTF Lessons

In this blog, I’ll walk you through how I uncovered three hidden flags in a Kubernetes cluster by investigating Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, and VictoriaLogs. Each step highlights a different misconfiguration from weak secret management to metrics leaking sensitive data, to logs revealing too much detail. I’ll also highlight the security lessons learned so you know what…

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Simplifying Microservices with Istio and Service Mesh Architecture

In this guide, we take a developer-first journey through Istio’s capabilities—sidecar proxies, WASM plugin customization, secure ingress and egress gateways, multi-cluster setups, zero-trust security with mTLS, and real-world traffic management patterns. Using a coffee shop microservices app as our example, we break down abstract concepts into digestible sections and hands-on examples.

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