Prometheus: Introduction and Deep Dive - From Basics to New Features

Dive into a comprehensive conference talk on Prometheus, the second oldest project in the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Learn about the fundamentals of this powerful monitoring and alerting toolkit, starting with an introduction to its architecture and key selling points. Explore the data model, querying capabilities, and alerting features that make Prometheus essential for modern infrastructure monitoring. Discover how Prometheus achieves efficiency and bridges gaps in observability. Gain insights into recent updates, including feature flags in v2.25, enhancements to PromQL, the new agent mode in v2.32, and the remote write receiver. Get a glimpse of upcoming features and developments in the Prometheus ecosystem. Whether you're new to Prometheus or an experienced user, this talk offers valuable knowledge to leverage its capabilities in your cloud-native environments.

Intro
What is Prometheus
Architecture
Selling Points
Data Model
Querying
Alerting
Efficiency
Bridging the gap
Conclusion
New in v2.25: Feature flags
What's new in PromQL
New in v2.32: Agent mode
New in v2.25: Remote write receiver
What's coming