SLO-Driven Auto-Healing in Kubernetes Using Keptn and Prometheus

In this talk, I’ll walk through building a self-healing system for Kubernetes using Prometheus and Keptn — both powerful CNCF-hosted FOSS projects. We’ll begin by defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs), then use Prometheus to track metrics, and finally automate incident response using Keptn’s remediation workflows.

This isn’t just theory — the talk includes practical guidance, architecture diagrams, and a live or recorded demo showing how to integrate these tools for real-world resiliency. Whether you're a contributor, a DevOps practitioner, or someone exploring cloud-native tooling, you'll walk away with a blueprint for building production-grade, SLO-driven automation with FOSS projects.

Along the way, I’ll share my learnings from working with these tools — how I reported issues, contributed feedback, and helped other developers understand Keptn's remediation workflows.

• What SLOs are and why they matter in Kubernetes environments

• How to use Prometheus to track and trigger SLO violations

• Automating remediation using Keptn’s FOSS workflows

• Architectural overview of an SLO-driven system

• How contributing back (even non-code!) improves the FOSS ecosystem