Using eBPF for Non-invasive, Performant, Instant Network Monitoring - Mario Macías & Marc Tudurí
Mario Macías, Marc Tudurí
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 · Session
In this insightful KubeCon EU session, Mario Macías and Marc Tudurí from Grafana Labs unveiled how **eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter)** is being leveraged to deliver non-invasive, performant, and instant network monitoring, particularly within complex Kubernetes environments. Their presentation highlighted Grafana Beyla, an innovative solution designed to provide deep observability into network connections and application-level interactions without requiring any code changes or redeployments of instrumented applications.
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This talk presents Grafana Beyla, a groundbreaking eBPF-powered solution for zero-code, multi-layered network and application monitoring in Kubernetes. Its deep technical dive into L7 correlation across diverse language runtimes and, critically, a novel IPv4 option-based trace context propagation for TLS connections, elevates it beyond typical observability discussions. The practical impact on security, operations, and cost management in cloud-native environments is immense, making this a pivotal piece of research.