Explore the latest updates and inner workings of Prometheus, the de facto standard in cloud-native metrics monitoring, in this comprehensive conference talk. Gain insights from project maintainers as they introduce the fundamentals of Prometheus, delve into its internal architecture, and showcase exciting new features recently released or in development. Learn about the various applications of Prometheus, including its integration with Kubernetes' custom metrics engine. Discover opportunities to leverage this powerful monitoring tool and get inspired to contribute to the project. The presentation concludes with an open Q&A session, allowing for deeper exploration of specific topics.