Dave McAllister
As the open source technical evangelist for NGINX, Dave works with developers, architects, and DevOps to solve large-scale distributed systems challenges using open source and its innovations. Open systems and open source have been Dave's passion since the early days of Linux through today's OpenTelemetry and observability.
Montreal 2023 sessions
Adding OpenTelemetry to Modern Apps: Lessons Learned
English session - Beginner
When adding observability to existing production apps, there are a number of tradeoffs in approaches.
We added observability to open source NGINX MARA, addressing challenges while keeping to open source solutions whenever possible. Learn from our experience in observability in production class apps.
Come learn from our experience in dealing with OpenTelemetry and related tools.
Open Source Maturity models: Is that Project Ready for You?
English session - Beginner
Open source projects are often driven by the need to scratch a software itch. But while innovative, exciting and available, they may not be ready for prime-time, especially in your applications. You should consider the impact of using just any project in your code or environment. That’s where tools such as maturity models can help you understand the risk/reward of projects from different dimensions like stability, activity and support.
