OpenTelemetry collector buffers spans from the node/cluster it resides in, sending only necessary data to the centralized trace backend for decision-making. The backend then requests raw spans only if the trace is marked as sampled.

📆 When?
March 24th - 5 pm CET
📍 Where?
Hall 12

See you in the Netherlands! 👇
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#TechTalk #Observability #Monitoring #metrics

Retroactive Sampling with OpenTelemetry: Cut 90% Distributed Tracing Bandwidth Usage - Roman Khavronenko & Zhu Jiekun, VictoriaMetrics

Have you considered the traffic consumed by tail-sampling traces in large-scale setups, where:1. Apps run across clusters/AZs.2. Trace spans from apps must be sent to an intermediate OpenTelemetry collector for tail-sampling.

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#VictoriaMetrics will be at #KubeCon Europe 2026 in Amsterdam.

🎤 @dianatodea, our developer advocate, and Elif Samedin - airdna.co, will present "Who Built This Platform? Alternative Viewpoints on Platform Design"

When?
📅 March 23 · 09:25 CET
Where?
📍 Hall 8 · Room F

See you in Amsterdam!
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#Observability #Monitoring #metrics

New GPU monitor tool just dropped 🔥

🌀 **gptop** — A GPU monitor TUI for Apple Silicon & NVIDIA

💯 Real-time charts, per-process GPU usage & multi-GPU support

🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui_rs

⭐ GitHub: github.com/evilsocket/gptop

#rustlang #ratatui #tui #gpu #monitoring #linux #terminal

Amsterdam is Ready for Observability Solutions!

#VictoriaMetrics is a Silver Sponsor at #CNCF #KubeCon Europe 2026. Join us to explore the world of #observability, #monitoring including #logs, #traces & time series #databases for #Kubernetes users - and more. March 24-26 - booth #780. We will also be at the Observability Day on the 23rd - Table T34.
See you in the Netherlands!

#TechConference #OpenSource #CloudNativeCon

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📅 March 23–26
📍 Europa-Park, Rust
If you’re attending, let’s connect to discuss how teams are scaling #observability, #logs, #metrics, and cloud monitoring efficiently and how VictoriaMetrics helps make high-volume #monitoring more reliable and cost-effective.
We’re looking forward to meeting fellow engineers, architects, and operators shaping the future of cloud.

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CloudFest: The World's #1 Cloud Industry Conference

CloudFest is the world's top internet infrastructure industry event. Take part in the #1 cloud conference in the world!

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🎙️ Telemetry Talks – Episodio 2 ya está disponible
En este episodio, @dianatodea Developer Advocate, conversa con Jose Gómez-Sellés, VictoriaMetrics Cloud Lead, para profundizar en:

☁️ ¿Qué es #VictoriaMetrics #Cloud y qué problemas está diseñada para resolver?
💰 El modelo de precios y cómo funcionan los excedentes, sin sorpresas.
🔌 Integraciones y conectividad con #OpenTelemetry y más allá.

▶️ Míralo ahora en nuestro canal de YouTube
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#observability #monitoring

Come as you are. Bring your stories from the day.
Let’s unwind.
RSVP to save your spot.
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#Monitoring #metrics #traces #techevents #DevOps #sre