Intro to Scaling Prometheus with Cortex

Explore the world of scaling Prometheus with Cortex in this 20-minute conference talk presented by Tom Wilkie from Grafana Labs and Ken Haines from Microsoft. Discover how Cortex, a horizontally scalable and highly available Prometheus-compatible TSDB, can provide a centralized solution for storing and querying metrics from multiple Prometheus instances. Learn about Cortex's history, architecture, and implementation process. Gain insights into how this Apache-licensed CNCF incubation project can help organizations achieve faster queries, indefinite data retention, and the ability to handle hundreds of millions of series. The presentation covers the reasons for using Cortex, its background, and includes a practical demonstration.