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Open-source observability for databases. What’re the best tools for your DB deployment?

Event: Gdansk Observability group #1

Location: Gdansk, Poland

Dates: 10 April 2025

Presentation: 10 April 2025

Link: On event website

Speaker: Radoslaw Szulgo

There is probably no doubt today that observability is an essential aspect of database operations, ensuring reliability, performance, and quick troubleshooting. In this presentation, we will look at currently available, popular, and free open-source database observability tools, comparing their capabilities and limitations. These include OpenTelemetry with Jaeger, as well as Prometheus & Grafana, VictoriaMetrics, Zabbix, and Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM). A good presentation also has a practical use case - in my case, I will illustrate PMM, which my team and I quickly set up to observe our new MongoDB multi-cluster synchronization tool. Participants will gain practical information on how to choose and implement the right observability stack for their needs in the context of databases.

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Open-source observability for databases. What’re the best tools for your DB deployment?

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Radoslaw Szulgo

Radoslaw Szulgo

Radoslaw is a Senior Product Manager at Percona and is responsible for driving Percona Software for MongoDB. He has more than 15 years of experience in building distributed applications as a product manager, leader, and software engineer. Radek is an Agile product development enthusiast and a fan of personal development. Outside of work, he’s an amateur handball and volleyball player.

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