Amazon CloudWatch launches OTel Container Insights for Amazon EKS (Preview)

This article announces the public preview of Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights with OpenTelemetry metrics for Amazon EKS, providing enhanced cluster visibility and monitoring capabilities.

• Collects metrics from open source and AWS collectors via OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP)
• Automatically enriches metrics with up to 150 descriptive labels including Kubernetes metadata
• Curated dashboards display cluster, node, and pod health with filtering capabilities
• Supports Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) queries in CloudWatch Query Studio
• One-click installation via CloudWatch Observability EKS add-on in Amazon EKS console
• Automatically detects NVIDIA GPUs, Elastic Fabric Adapters, and AWS accelerators
• Supports simultaneous publishing of OpenTelemetry and existing Container Insights metrics
• Available in five regions; no charge during preview period

Container Insights with OpenTelemetry metrics enhances EKS monitoring by providing deeper visibility, flexible querying, and simplified deployment through AWS-managed add-ons.