Observe It – Episode #3 – Reducing observability costs with Kevin Lin

In episode 3 of the "Observe It" podcast, host Daniela Miao interviews Kevin Lin, founder of Nimbus and Dendron, about his transition from engineering roles at AWS to entrepreneurship in Seattle. The discussion highlights Kevin's pivot from Dendron, an open-source notion competitor, to founding Nimbus, a company dedicated to reducing observability costs for businesses. Kevin identified a significant discrepancy in observability costs during interviews with 100 companies, which led to the creation of Nimbus, a tool that optimizes existing observability systems by significantly reducing log volumes without data loss. He draws an analogy between current observability costs and the early, overpriced text messaging services, emphasizing a 100x cost difference between cloud providers and observability vendors. Nimbus positions itself as a meta-observability tool rather than a vendor, aiming to educate developers about cost implications while simplifying log aggregation through automation. Kevin's background, including his tenure at AWS and his expertise in observability and distributed systems, underscores his commitment to addressing these industry challenges.