Thanos Deep Dive: Addressing Prometheus Limitations at Scale

Open source, highly available Prometheus setup with long term storage capabilities. Prometheus has clearly established itself as the benchmark solution for metrics collection and alerting in cloud-native environments. Its pull-based architecture, powerful query language (PromQL) and extensive ecosystem have made it an essential tool for DevOps and SRE teams. However, as organizations scale their Kubernetes deployments across multiple clusters and regions, they often hit limits with Prometheus. That’s where Thanos comes in, offering a set of components that extend Prometheus’ capabilities and address its scalability challenges. ...

October 28, 2024 · 6 min · 1150 words · z4ck404

Low-Cost, Unlimited Metrics Storage with Thanos: Monitor All Your K8s Clusters Anywhere and More.

Monitoring large-scale, multi-cloud Kubernetes environments can be a hard task, especially when dealing with high-cardinality metrics and long-term data retention requirements. Traditional monitoring solutions often struggle to handle the sheer volume and complexity of metrics generated by distributed clusters across multiple cloud providers. This is where Thanos (Contrary to Marvel Thanos, this Thanos is an avenger) comes into play, providing a powerful and cost-effective solution for unlimited metrics storage and querying. ...

May 3, 2024 · 8 min · 1558 words · awsmorocco