Driving Innovation at KubeCon EU 2026: Splunk’s Latest Observability Advancements

As the cloud-native community gathers for KubeCon EU 2026, the demand for smarter, faster, and more resilient systems has never been higher. At Splunk, we are excited to showcase our latest advancements in OpenTelemetry-native, AI-powered observability. From accelerating incident resolution with agentic troubleshooting to bridging the gap between technical performance and business impact, our latest innovations are built to empower your teams to innovate with confidence in any environment.

We are proud to announce several key updates designed to help you see everything and sleep better. Join us at our booth to explore how we are turning observability into a true strategic advantage for your organization.

OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation (OBI) – Beta

We are introducing OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation (OBI), a "zero-code" observability solution. OBI captures telemetry directly from the Linux kernel to generate distributed traces and RED metrics without requiring code modifications or service restarts.

• Zero-Code Implementation: Eliminate the need for developers to modify application code, update configurations, or restart services.
• Effectiveness in Complex Environments: Designed for environments where manual instrumentation is difficult, such as Go, Rust, C++, legacy applications, and large-scale Kubernetes clusters.
• Seamless Integration: OBI intelligently integrates with existing OpenTelemetry SDKs, filling visibility gaps without duplicating data and maintaining minimal performance overhead.

Splunk Platform Native Log Ingestion (OTLP) – Beta

Splunk is expanding support for the OpenTelemetry Collector to enable unified log ingestion across all environments. This initiative simplifies deployments and aligns our offerings with industry standards.

• Industry Standardization: By leveraging the vendor-neutral OTLP standard, we enable seamless integration with modern observability tools.
• Unified Data Collection: Customers can now use a single agent—the OpenTelemetry Collector—to standardize data collection across traces, metrics, and logs, simplifying architecture by removing the need for additional agents like the Universal Forwarder.
• Flexible Scaling: The Collector is designed for enterprise-scale environments, offering broad deployment options via standard package types and automation tools like Ansible, Puppet, and Chef.

Splunk Operator for Kubernetes (SOK) – GA

The Splunk Operator for Kubernetes (SOK) is now Generally Available. It provides a scalable, Kubernetes-native solution for deploying and managing Splunk Enterprise.

• Built-in Automation: SOK leverages Kubernetes reliability to automate deployments and streamline daily management tasks.
• Seamless Scalability: Utilize Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPA) to automatically adjust indexer capacity in real-time based on CPU usage.
• Enhanced High Availability: Ensure service continuity during node disruptions or maintenance with Pod Disruption Budgets (PDBs).
• Simplified Data Ingestion: Automate load balancing across indexers, removing the need to specify multiple targets manually.

Enhanced Kubernetes Monitoring – GA

We have significantly enhanced our Kubernetes monitoring capabilities to provide unified data views and real-time insights that simplify troubleshooting.

• Faster Root Cause Analysis: Correlate metrics, logs, events, and configurations to isolate problems in real-time and streamline investigations.
• Proactive Configuration Integrity: Direct visibility into YAML manifests helps teams detect issues quickly and prevent configuration drift.
• Optimized Resource Allocation: New support for monitoring Horizontal Pod Autoscalers (HPA) empowers teams to manage resources effectively based on actual demand.

These innovations represent our commitment to helping you navigate the complexities of modern cloud-native environments. Whether you are looking to simplify your agent strategy with OTLP or gain deeper insights with OBI, we invite you to stop by our booth. Let’s discuss how Splunk can help your team turn observability into a strategic advantage. For more on the latest Splunk Observability innovations, check out this blog with all the newest features we’ve recently launched.

See You at KubeCon EU 2026!

You can find us in our booth or check out these talks featuring Splunk Observability and OpenTelemetry experts. Bookmark them in your schedule.