Agent Consolidation

• Replace multiple monitoring agents with one
• Reduce resource consumption and conflicts
• Simplify deployment and management
• Unified configuration and updates

eBPF-Powered Efficiency

• Kernel-level observability without overhead
• No application instrumentation required
• Real-time data collection
• Minimal performance impact

Standards Compliance

• Prometheus metrics export
• OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) support
• Industry-standard formats
• Vendor-neutral telemetry

Comprehensive Telemetry

• System metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network)
• Application performance metrics
• Security and compliance data
• Custom metric collection

eBPF Technology

• Kernel-level instrumentation
• Safe and secure execution
• Dynamic program loading
• No kernel module dependencies

Export Flexibility

• Prometheus scraping endpoint
• OTLP gRPC and HTTP export
• Custom output formats
• Real-time streaming

Helm Deployment

• Kubernetes-native deployment
• DaemonSet configuration
• Auto-discovery and scaling
• GitOps-friendly

eBPF Programs

• System call tracing
• Network traffic analysis
• Process monitoring
• File system events

Data Processing

• Real-time aggregation
• Metric calculation
• Event correlation
• Anomaly detection

Export Engines

• Prometheus metrics server
• OTLP gRPC client
• HTTP/JSON endpoints
• Custom plugin support

System Performance

• CPU utilization and load
• Memory usage and allocation
• Disk I/O and latency
• Network throughput and errors

Application Insights

• Process lifecycle events
• Resource consumption tracking
• Inter-process communication
• Application-specific metrics

Security Monitoring

• System call auditing
• File access monitoring
• Network connection tracking
• Privilege escalation detection

Network Observability

• Traffic flow analysis
• Protocol distribution
• Connection state tracking
• Bandwidth utilization

Kubernetes DaemonSet

• Automatic node coverage
• Resource limit enforcement
• Configuration via ConfigMaps
• Integration with monitoring stack

Standalone Installation

• Direct binary deployment
• Systemd service integration
• Configuration file management
• Manual scaling

Container Deployment

• Docker container support
• Privileged execution mode
• Volume mounting for access
• Environment-based configuration

Prometheus Stack

• Native Prometheus metrics
• Grafana dashboard templates
• AlertManager integration
• Recording rule examples

OpenTelemetry Ecosystem

• OTLP collector integration
• Jaeger tracing support
• Zipkin compatibility
• Vendor-neutral telemetry

Popular Monitoring Tools

• DataDog agent replacement
• New Relic integration
• Splunk compatibility
• Custom webhook support

Cost Reduction

• Eliminate multiple agent licenses
• Reduce infrastructure overhead
• Lower operational complexity
• Simplified vendor management

Performance Optimization

• Minimal CPU and memory usage
• Reduced network overhead
• Efficient data collection
• Kernel-level optimization

Operational Simplicity

• Single agent to manage
• Unified configuration
• Centralized updates
• Consistent monitoring

Enhanced Security

• eBPF safety guarantees
• No kernel module risks
• Privilege separation
• Secure data handling

Infrastructure Monitoring

• Server performance tracking
• Capacity planning
• Resource optimization
• Alerting and notification

Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

• Service performance tracking
• Dependency mapping
• Error rate monitoring
• Latency analysis

Security Operations

• Runtime security monitoring
• Compliance data collection
• Threat detection
• Incident response

Cost Optimization

• Resource usage tracking
• Efficiency monitoring
• Waste identification
• Budget planning

Prerequisites

• Linux kernel 4.18+ with eBPF support
• Sufficient privileges for eBPF programs
• Network connectivity for telemetry export
• Monitoring infrastructure (Prometheus/OTEL)

Quick Installation

1. Download from Telegen releases
2. Configure export endpoints
3. Run as privileged process
4. Verify metrics collection

Kubernetes Deployment

1. Add Helm repository
2. Customize values.yaml
3. Deploy DaemonSet
4. Configure monitoring integrations

Configuration Options

• Metric collection intervals
• Export destination settings
• Resource limits and quotas
• Security policy configuration

Telegen-Sonic

• SONiC network OS integration
• Switch and router monitoring
• Network fabric observability
• ERSPAN/port-mirroring support

Future Variants

• Windows server support
• Cloud-specific optimizations
• Edge computing editions
• Embedded system versions

Open Source License

• Apache 2.0 licensing
• Community contributions welcome
• Transparent development process
• Public roadmap and planning

Support Channels

• GitHub issues and discussions
• Community forums
• Documentation wiki
• Best practices sharing

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