Why The Hell is Observability So Darn Expensive!?

At first blush, the cost of collecting, sending, and storing observability data seems like a pennies-on-the-dollar proposition. But in truth, the costs can add up fast.

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I’ve specialized in monitoring and observability for 27 years now, and I’ve seen a lot of tools and techniques come and go (RMon, anyone?); and more than a few come and stay (Rumors of the death of SNMP have been – and continue to be – greatly exaggerated.). Lately I’ve been exploring one of the more recent improvements in the space – OpenTelemetry (which I’m abbreviating to “OTel” for the remainder of this ...