​Observability in Practice

​📅 Friday, 15 May 2026
🕕 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM)

​Hosted by Open Government Products (OGP)

​This event continues our 2026 series with a strong focus on practical observability. We’ll explore real-world approaches to monitoring, logging, cost control, and building effective observability solutions.

​Confirmed Speaker

​Daniele Polencic - LearnKube
From OTEL to Custom Solutions: an Observability Story

​Tham Xun Hong Bob, Simon Chua Junyong – Runtime Platform CSIT
James Yeo Gui Zhong, Rachel Ng Min Yee - Digital Products CSIT
From Fragmentation to Centralized Observability

​​What to Expect

• ​​🔧 Honest discussions about what works (and what doesn’t) in production

• ​​🤖 Real-world observability stories and lessons learned

• ​​💡 Practical insights on OpenTelemetry (OTEL), custom solutions, and cost control

• ​​🤝 Great opportunity to network with the local DevOps community

​Agenda

• ​6:00–6:30 PM → Doors open + networking

• ​​6:10–6:40 → Welcome & introductions

• ​​6:40–7:10 → From OTEL to Custom Solutions: an Observability Story (30 min) by Daniele Polencic (30 min)

• ​​7:20–8:20 → From Fragmentation to Centralized Observability

• ​​8:20–8:50 → Networking (30 min)

• ​​8:50–9:00 → Closing remarks (10 min)

​! Light food and drinks will be provided.

​From OTEL to Custom Solutions: an Observability Story

​Abstract: This presentation explores Daniele’s five-year journey with Node.js and OpenTelemetry, from initial adoption to custom implementation. It covers the challenges encountered with auto-instrumentation, performance issues, and the limitations of existing solutions. The talk discusses the experiments with custom backends, insights from other logging architectures, and the paradigm shift in thinking about traces and events. Attendees will gain insights into practical approaches to observability in Node.js environments and the evolution of tracing methodologies.

​Key Takeaways

• ​Gain insights into practical approaches to observability in Node.js environments

• ​The evolution of tracing methodologies.

​From Fragmentation to Centralized Observability

​Abstract: Modern DevOps environments generate large volumes of telemetry across logs, metrics, and traces, often managed through fragmented and inconsistent observability setups. This leads to duplicated effort, limited visibility, and increased operational overhead, making it harder for teams to effectively monitor system health and respond to issues.

​In this session, the speaker explores the journey of building a centralized observability platform in an on-premise, air-gapped environment. The sharing covers key design decisions, architectural considerations, and practical lessons learned.This is followed by application developers sharing their real-world experience using the platform, including how it supports their day-to-day operations and improves visibility into their systems.

​Key Takeaways:

• ​How centralization improves consistency and reduces operational overhead

• ​Key challenges in operating a centralized platform and what improved in practice

• ​Lessons from application teams:

  • ​How they adopted the shared observability platformu

  • ​How they use it for day-to-day monitoring and troubleshooting

​Venue

​Open Governments Products
51 Bras Basah Rd, #04-08,
Singapore 189554

​RSVP early as seats are limited! We look forward to seeing you there! 🚀