In this session, the speaker will dive into the problem of log collection and processing in Kubernetes environments. Despite there are many tools and projects that one can use to collect logs from k8s environments, not all the details are always covered and well understood.

The speaker will explore how different container runtimes can produce different log formats and what operations are required in order to extract useful information from them. With this session, the speaker will present how a complex set of operations required, can be simplified by using the Opentelemetry Collector's native support for container logs' parsing and how this can play along with logs coming from instrumented applications. In addition, the speaker will run a live demo for some common scenarios to illustrate how OpenTelemetry ecosystem aims to make k8s logs' collection and processing robust and easy.

Last but not least, as an active contributor, the speaker will share the latest project's updates (and what is coming next) providing the audience with a clearer understanding of the ideal logs processing landscape and inspire individuals to actively participate in the ongoing efforts within the OpenTelemetry ecosystem.