Julius Volz

Presenters Julius Volz Source PromCon EU 2025 🚀 The OpenTelemetry Paradox: Why Prometheus Still Reigns Supreme (For Now) As a tech enthusiast, I’m always buzzing with excitement about the latest observability tools. The promise of unified metrics, logs, and traces – a single pane of glass for understanding your entire system – is incredibly appealing. But sometimes, the shiny new thing comes with a hefty price tag. That’s exactly what Julius, co-founder of Prometheus, explored in a compelling talk at Promcon, and it’s a conversation we need to be having. Let’s dive in. ...

Presenters Julius Volz Source PromCon EU 2025 🚀 Level Up Your Prometheus Monitoring with Visual Debugging! 🛠️ Monitoring your applications and services is crucial for maintaining stability and performance. But what happens when things go wrong? When a service suddenly stops responding, or a target disappears from your monitoring system? Traditionally, debugging these issues could be a frustrating, time-consuming process. But a recent presentation at a tech conference unveiled a game-changing tool that’s set to revolutionize how we troubleshoot Prometheus. Let’s dive in! ...