3rd Wave Observability: Open or Bust

Paige Cruz

Paige Cruz

Chronosphere

Principal Developer Advocate

Today we are caught between the 2nd and 3rd waves of system observability – the proprietary approaches of the past are fading fast in favor of open source instrumentation. Pioneering projects like OpenTelemetry and Prometheus are leading the way providing a path for competitors to cooperate for the benefit of the community.

Let’s look back at the 3 waves of observability to understand how we got here, the vision for the future and ways you can join us for the journey to liberate telemetry for all!