Learn to migrate observability platforms using Prometheus and OpenTelemetry. We cover planning, dual-running, and risk-free backend cutovers.

The New Stack is a publication covering trends and technologies in cloud-native development, DevOps, and software delivery. Developers can learn about containerization, Kubernetes, and cloud computing, as well as explore topics such as microservices architecture, serverless computing, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

The New Stack

A step-by-step guide for migrating observability platforms using open standards like Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Fluent Bit. The approach avoids risky rip-and-replace by incrementally adding the new backend as a parallel destination, dual-running both systems, translating only critical dashboards and alerts, validating under real production conditions, and gradually shifting traffic. Key phases include defining success criteria, inventorying telemetry flows, converting PromQL queries, migrating alerts with behavioral parity, and retiring the old platform only after teams sign off. Sponsored by Chronosphere, which offers tooling to automate parts of this migration process.

Observability platform migration guide: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, and Fluent Bit

Build your observability foundation with open standards