The Future of Metrics in Pulsar

Learn about the challenges and future improvements of Apache Pulsar's metrics system in this 28-minute conference talk from Pulsar Summit NA 2023. Explore the current limitations of Pulsar metrics in production environments, including issues with high topic count reporting and histogram compatibility with Grafana. Discover a comprehensive proposal for addressing these challenges through implementation of the OpenTelemetry Java SDK. Gain insights into both user and contributor perspectives on metrics functionality, and understand the roadmap for enhancing Pulsar's observability capabilities.