Class Central is learner-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

The Future of Prometheus Exposition Format

CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation] via YouTube

Overview

Coursera Flash Sale
40% Off Coursera Plus for 3 Months!
Grab it
Learn about the evolution and future of the Prometheus exposition format in this 29-minute conference talk from CNCF. Explore the complex journey of OpenMetrics (OM), which began as a project to standardize the Prometheus exposition format and evolved into a separate CNCF Incubating project before being reintegrated into the Prometheus GitHub organization in 2025. Discover the main challenges that tools like Prometheus and OpenTelemetry face when attempting to comply with OpenMetrics 1.0 specifications and understand the community's strategic approach to addressing these issues in the upcoming OM 2.0 version. Gain insights into how modifications to the exposition format can enhance memory efficiency in both Prometheus and OpenTelemetry-Collector while simplifying the translation process between their respective specifications. Understand the technical and organizational complexities involved in standardizing metrics exposition formats across cloud native computing environments and learn about the collaborative efforts driving these improvements forward.

Syllabus

The Future of Prometheus Exposition Format - Arthur Sens, Grafana Labs

Taught by

CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]

Reviews

Start your review of The Future of Prometheus Exposition Format

Never Stop Learning.

Get personalized course recommendations, track subjects and courses with reminders, and more.

Someone learning on their laptop while sitting on the floor.