Unlocking Cost Savings and New Possibilities: Your Guide to Prometheus Remote Write 2.0

Learn about the next iteration of Prometheus Remote Write protocol in this technical conference talk from Prometheus maintainers and RW2.0 specification co-authors. Explore how Remote Write enables sending Prometheus metrics from various sources to compatible remote storage endpoints like Thanos and Cortex, facilitating metric long-term storage, centralization, and cloud services. Discover the enhanced functionality of Remote Write 2.0, which maintains the easy-to-implement stateless design while reducing egress costs by up to 60%. Understand the protocol's role in running Prometheus in agent mode to reduce local storage requirements, compare it with common alternatives through detailed benchmarks, and gain insights into the implementation and adoption process. This 36-minute presentation from CNCF demonstrates practical applications for metric management and storage optimization in cloud native environments.