PromCon Recap: Prometheus Ecosystem Updates

The 2023 PromCon conference highlighted significant advancements in the Prometheus ecosystem, focusing on collaboration with OpenTelemetry, the introduction of native histograms, and updates to the Prometheus Operator that facilitate monitoring across various environments, including Virtual Machines. A critical development discussed was the integration of OpenTelemetry support, aiming to position Prometheus as a backend for storing OpenTelemetry metrics, while Prometheus 3.0 is set to feature a revamped user interface and enhanced AlertManager UI, with its release planned for KubeCon Europe 2024. The conference also emphasized the importance of alert rule sharding and the potential for collaboration between companies like Amadeus and Shopify to address challenges in this area. The maintainers' DevDay post-conference gathering underscored Prometheus's strategic roadmap, ensuring a seamless transition to version 3.0 without breaking changes and highlighting its ambition to become a default choice for OpenTelemetry-focused monitoring solutions.