Alerting in the Prometheus Ecosystem - The Past, Present and Future

Explore the evolution of alerting in the Prometheus ecosystem through this 23-minute conference talk by Josue (Josh) Abreu from Grafana Labs. Dive into the past, present, and future of the Prometheus Alertmanager, a critical component of cloud native observability. Learn about the modular architecture of the original Prometheus Alertmanager, the improved scaling capabilities of the Cortex Alertmanager, and its integration within Grafana. Discover the speaker's journey in enhancing alerting functionalities and his vision for the future of Prometheus Alertmanager. Gain insights into the importance of alerting based on metrics and how these developments contribute to more efficient cloud native monitoring and observability practices.