VIS x Snowflake: Observability at Cloud Scale

Ever wondered how you debug a system made of thousands of services running across multiple clouds? Want to know what it takes to collect, store and query billions of logs, metrics and traces, and find the one signal that matters when something breaks?

If so, then join our tech talk with engineers from Observe and Snowflake!

As systems become more distributed and AI-driven, the amount of telemetry they produce is exploding, and observability is turning into a data problem. During this talk, engineers from Observe will show how an AI SRE correlates logs, metrics and traces to detect anomalies early and pinpoint the root cause of production issues. Snowflake engineers will cover the data platform underneath: how huge volumes of telemetry are stored and queried efficiently using open standards like OpenTelemetry and Apache Iceberg, and the design decisions and trade-offs that make it work at scale.

At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. We look for curious, low-ego engineers who thrive in fast-moving environments, treat AI as a core collaborator, and want to help redefine how work gets done. After the talk, the team will stay for a Q&A and to chat with you, so bring your questions!

Please note this talk is suited for students with a basic understanding of distributed systems or databases.

Where: CAB G 61
When: 25 November 2026, 18:15–21:00

After the event, there will be pizza and drinks.