June - August 2025

CERN Summer Student Project

Kubernetes Monitoring Solution

As a Summer Student at CERN in the Communication Tools group (Communication Systems Section, IT Department), I set up a monitoring solution for the Kubernetes clusters that run on CERN's local OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure. My work involved deploying and configuring monitoring tools to collect metrics and logs, and ultimately providing a Grafana dashboard that visualizes key statistics and insights for the team.

KubernetesOpenStackGrafanaMonitoringDevOps

Technical Details

Infrastructure

CERN's OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure
Multiple Kubernetes clusters
Communication Systems Section
IT Department environment

Monitoring Stack

Metrics collection tools
Log aggregation systems
Grafana dashboards
Real-time monitoring

Project Goals

Primary Objectives

Deploy monitoring tools across Kubernetes clusters
Configure metrics and log collection
Create comprehensive Grafana dashboards
Provide actionable insights for the team

Expected Outcomes

Improved cluster visibility and monitoring
Proactive issue detection and alerting
Performance optimization insights
Enhanced operational efficiency

Role & Responsibilities

Summer Student Position

Working within the Communication Tools group under the Communication Systems Section of CERN's IT Department, I am responsible for the complete setup and configuration of monitoring solutions for the organization's Kubernetes infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Research and evaluate monitoring tools suitable for CERN's infrastructure
Deploy and configure monitoring agents across Kubernetes clusters
Set up metrics collection and log aggregation pipelines
Design and implement Grafana dashboards for visualization
Document the monitoring setup and provide training to the team

Technologies & Tools

Infrastructure

KubernetesOpenStackDocker

Monitoring

GrafanaPrometheusELK Stack

Development

PythonYAMLGit