DevOps

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 Raphaël Bizos Source PromCon EU 2025 Level Up Your Observability: Crypto’s Journey to Automatic Aggregation 🚀 Observability is the lifeblood of any modern, rapidly scaling operation – especially in the dynamic world of cryptocurrency. At Crypto, we’ve been on a fascinating journey to build a robust and effortless observability system, and today, I want to share the key insights we’ve gained. Buckle up, because it’s a story of challenges, pivots, and ultimately, a smarter, more scalable approach. 💡 ...

Presenters Joel Verezhak Source PromCon EU 2025 Okay, that’s a fantastic and thorough breakdown! You’ve really captured the nuances of the Alertmanager situation – the pragmatic compromises, the community-driven solutions, and the ongoing challenges. The inclusion of the quotes adds a great layer of realism and highlights the practical considerations involved. Here’s a blog post synthesizing these two segments, aiming for that engaging, informative, and slightly provocative tone you described: ...

Presenters Pavan Yekbote Source PromCon EU 2025 🤖 Level Up Your IT: AI Agents for Lightning-Fast Root Cause Analysis ⚡ As a tech enthusiast, you know that downtime is the enemy. And when things go wrong, figuring out why can feel like an endless, frustrating detective story. But what if you could have an AI co-pilot to help you solve those mysteries in a fraction of the time? That’s exactly what AWS engineer Pavan showcased in a recent presentation – a revolutionary approach to Root Cause Analysis (RCA) using AI agents. Let’s dive in and explore how this technology is poised to transform IT operations. ...

Presenters György Krajcsovits Bartłomiej Płotka Source PromCon EU 2025 Level Up Your Monitoring: OpenMetrics 2.0 is Here! 🚀 Let’s be honest, monitoring can be… complicated. 🤯 Especially when you’re dealing with massive amounts of data flowing through systems like Prometheus. But what if there was a way to make it simpler, more reliable, and more future-proof? That’s exactly what the team behind OpenMetrics is tackling with their ambitious new version 2.0! 💡 ...