OpenMetrics; the State Of 1.X And the Plans For 2.0

The presentation discusses the benefits and features of the open metrics format, including exemplars and compatibility with other tools.

• Open metrics format allows for easy debugging and connecting to endpoints
• Exemplars provide a way to access tracing data quickly and efficiently
• Open Telemetry and other tools are compatible with open metrics format
• Future updates include high-resolution histograms

The speaker mentions that when Google says something doesn't scale, it's important to listen and figure out why. This led to the development of exemplars as a way to efficiently search for traces.

OpenMetrics is the open standard for transmitting Prometheus-style metrics. It's also part of OpenTelemetry's compatibility efforts with Prometheus. We will go through a 101 of OpenMetrics, the current state of 1.0, what could potentially go into 1.1, and look at what 2.0 will look like.