Track Overview
Observability Summit brings together developers, operators, and business leaders who are shaping the future of open source observability. From deep-dives to hands-on workshops, every moment is curated by the community, for the community! This event will be focused on real challenges, practical solutions, and innovations driving the next era of visibility and control. This is a must attend event to help you build, scale and succeed.
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AI and MCP in Observability
The AI and MCP in Observability track explores how artificial intelligence and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) are reshaping how teams detect, diagnose, and resolve issues, from AI-driven anomaly detection to agents that reason over live telemetry.
Who should attend?
This track is suited for SREs, observability engineers, platform teams, and AI/ML practitioners exploring how AI can be applied to operational data.
What will you learn?
Attendees will learn how AI and MCP are being used for automated anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and natural-language querying of telemetry data, as well as how to connect AI models and agents to observability tooling through MCP.
Scalability Challenges and Solutions
The Scalability Challenges and Solutions track tackles the realities of running observability at scale, from high-cardinality metrics and rising telemetry costs to architectures that hold up under rapid growth.
Who should attend?
This track is intended for platform engineers, SREs, and architects operating observability systems in large or fast-growing environments.
What will you learn?
Attendees will learn practical strategies for managing high-cardinality data, controlling telemetry storage and ingestion costs, sampling and downsampling techniques, and architectural patterns that scale reliably as data volume grows.
Community-Driven Development in Observability
The Community-Driven Development in Observability track celebrates the open source collaboration behind today’s observability tooling, covering governance, contributor experience, and how community input shapes project direction.
Who should attend?
This track is ideal for open source contributors, maintainers, and anyone curious about how observability projects are built and governed by their communities.
What will you learn?
Attendees will learn how open source observability projects are governed, how community contributions shape project roadmaps, and practical ways to get involved as a contributor or maintainer.
The Future of Open Source Observability
The The Future of Open Source Observability track looks ahead at the trends, standards, and technologies that will define where open source observability goes next.
Who should attend?
This track is for forward-looking engineers, architects, and technology leaders interested in where observability standards and tooling are headed.
What will you learn?
Attendees will gain insight into emerging trends and standards, upcoming project roadmaps, and where the open source observability ecosystem is likely headed in the coming years.
End-User Case Studies
The End-User Case Studies track features real-world stories from organizations that have implemented observability solutions in production, including the wins, the pitfalls, and the lessons learned along the way.
Who should attend?
This track is valuable for practitioners evaluating or refining their own observability strategy who want to learn from teams that have been through it.
What will you learn?
Attendees will hear practical lessons from real production deployments, including migration strategies, measurable outcomes, and pitfalls to avoid when adopting or scaling observability solutions.
CNCF Observability Projects
The CNCF Observability Projects track goes deep on the tools that make up the CNCF observability landscape, including OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Fluentd, Jaeger, Thanos, Cortex, and more.
Who should attend?
This track is for current users, operators, and contributors of these projects, and anyone who wants to go deeper on the tools powering the CNCF observability ecosystem.
What will you learn?
Attendees will get technical deep-dives into projects like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Fluentd, Jaeger, Thanos, and Cortex, covering new features, best practices, and where each project’s roadmap is heading.
