Journey from Fluent Bit, Fluentd and Prometheus to OpenTelemetry Collector - Lessons Learned

Journey from Fluent Bit, Fluentd and Prometheus to OpenTelemetry Collector - Lessons Learned

Explore the challenges and benefits of transitioning from multiple telemetry collection tools to a unified solution in this conference talk. Discover why Sumo Logic replaced Fluent Bit, Fluentd, and Prometheus with OpenTelemetry Collector, and learn about the obstacles encountered during the migration process. Gain insights into the complexities of maintaining separate agents for logs and metrics, and understand how consolidating these tools can improve performance and simplify system management. Examine the journey towards a more streamlined telemetry collection approach and find out if the transition ultimately led to a successful outcome.