The Schedule for the PromCon Europe 2023 is Live
PromCon Europe 2023, the eighth conference dedicated to the Prometheus monitoring system, will be held in Berlin from September 28-29. The two-day, single-track event will feature …
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FAQ about Prometheus 2.43 String Labels Optimization
Prometheus 2.43 introduces string label optimizations—a new data structure for labels that reduces memory usage and potentially increases speed—but these are *not* enabled by defau…
Introducing Prometheus Agent Mode, an Efficient and Cloud-Native Way for Metric Forwarding
The article introduces "Prometheus Agent Mode," a new operational mode built directly into the Prometheus binary designed to optimize metric forwarding. This mode streamlines scrap…
Prometheus Conformance Program: First round of results
The Prometheus Conformance Program launched to ensure interoperability within the Prometheus monitoring ecosystem by testing software against defined compatibility standards. The f…
On Ransomware Naming
A new ransomware group is using the names “Prometheus” and “Thanos”, potentially to create confusion. While there's no current evidence of malicious binaries linked to the official…
Prometheus Conformance Program: Remote Write Compliance Test Results
The CNCF is initiating a Prometheus conformance program and recently tested several tools against the Prometheus Remote Write protocol specification. Results show Grafana Agent and…
Introducing the Prometheus Conformance Program
The Prometheus project is launching a Conformance Program, backed by the CNCF, to certify that components work seamlessly within the Prometheus ecosystem and prevent unexpected beh…
Introducing the '@' Modifier
This article introduces the `@` modifier in Prometheus v2.25.0, which allows users to fix the evaluation time for vector, range vector, and subqueries using a Unix timestamp. This …
Introducing Feature Flags
This article announces that Prometheus is adopting feature flags to allow for faster experimentation and innovation. New features will initially be hidden behind `--enable-feature`…
Remote Read Meets Streaming
Prometheus 2.13.0 introduces a streamed version of the Remote Read API, addressing significant memory usage issues with the previous implementation. The new API utilizes a chunked,…
Interview with ForgeRock
ForgeRock, an identity and access management company, transitioned to Prometheus for unified monitoring across their diverse product suite, moving away from complex integrations wi…
Interview with Hostinger
Hostinger, a hosting company with 30 million clients, transitioned from a Nagios/Cacti/Ganglia monitoring stack to Prometheus in 2015 to improve automation and scalability. This sw…