How using Availability Zones can eat up your budget — our journey from Prometheus to VictoriaMetrics

Prezi's monitoring system, originally built with Prometheus, was becoming too costly and outdated. To modernize and reduce system complexity and costs, they migrated to VictoriaMetrics. This move resulted in significant cost savings and performance improvements, with faster query times and reduced resource usage. They overcame challenges related to network traffic costs by leveraging VictoriaMetrics' efficient architecture and careful resource management, ultimately achieving a more cost-effective and scalable monitoring solution.