The buzz around eBPF in cloud native is growing quickly but it can be scary to know where to start or how to keep up. In this talk, Bill will trace how he got into eBPF, explore some of the cloud native eBPF applications available today, and teach others how to dive into the hive of activity around eBPF without getting bytten.

People just beginning with eBPF will learn how eBPF makes it possible to have efficient networking, observability without instrumentation, effortless tracing, and real-time security (among other things) in a cloud native world. Those already familiar with eBPF will get an overview of the eBPF landscape and learn about many new and expanding eBPF applications that allow them to harness the power without needing to dive into the bytecode. The audience will walk away with an understanding of the buzz around eBPF in cloud native and knowledge of new tools that may solve some of their problems in networking, observability, and security.