How We Export Metrics to Third-Party Services

Neon has introduced a native metrics export feature that allows users to stream Postgres metrics to any observability platform compatible with OpenTelemetry, expanding beyond the previous capability of streaming to Datadog. This enhancement addresses user demand for more comprehensive metrics integration, enabling users to view Postgres metrics alongside application and infrastructure data in a unified dashboard. Initially, users had to scrape their own metrics, but Neon now manages the scraping infrastructure using OpenTelemetry Collectors, which streamlines the process and reduces the need for user-managed infrastructure. The architecture involves deploying collectors per project, ensuring low-latency access to metrics and maintaining isolated failure domains. This setup allows for real-time monitoring and optimization of applications, providing a complete view of system performance. OpenTelemetry was chosen for its flexibility and ease of deployment, and it has been running reliably without requiring maintenance.

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