Kubernetes Observability and Agentic Ops with Elastic

Kubernetes Observability and Agentic Ops with Elastic gets into the infrastructure work that determines whether AI-enabled operations can be trusted. The Elastic NYC User Group and Plural Kubernetes Developers are bringing Michael Guarino and Eric Mustin together for two technical talks followed by community networking.

Agentic operations sound powerful until an automated system cannot explain what changed, where a signal was dropped, or why a diagnosis is wrong. Production infrastructure still depends on durable telemetry, resilient collection, and the ability to connect metrics, logs, and traces across dynamic workloads. Observability is where automated action meets operational accountability.

What the event is built around

• Elasticsearch as an operating layer for agentic SRE workflows
• Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Elastic in Kubernetes environments
• Root-cause analysis across short-lived and dynamic infrastructure
• Cost, resiliency, duplication, and architectural tradeoffs in telemetry systems

Who should have it on the radar

The meetup is designed for Kubernetes developers, platform engineers, SRE teams, cloud-infrastructure leaders, observability practitioners, and technical founders building systems that have to remain understandable under production pressure.

What to watch

Michael Guarino will discuss how Plural uses Elasticsearch in end-to-end agentic SRE workflows. Eric Mustin will examine how Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Elastic can work together to give Kubernetes telemetry a reliable path through complex environments.

Event details

• Date: 2026-08-25
• Time: 6:00 PM–8:00 PM ET
• Location: Elastic NYC Office, 1250 Broadway, 16th floor, New York, NY
• Format: Meetup
• Register: Official event page

Registration requirements, pricing, capacity, venue disclosure, and program details can change. Use the official registration page for the latest information from the organizer.