Amazon CloudWatch introduces native OpenTelemetry metrics with PromQL querying and per-GB pricing
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This article announces Amazon CloudWatch's native support for OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) metrics with PromQL querying capabilities and per-GB pricing model.
- Ingest metrics via OpenTelemetry Protocol with PromQL query support
- Per-GB pricing model with 15 months of storage included
- Query custom OTel and AWS metrics from 70+ services together
- Prometheus-compatible API works with Grafana and other tools
- Container Insights for EKS includes curated dashboards and OTel semantic conventions
- Dual-publish Classic and OTel metrics for gradual migration
- Available in all commercial AWS Regions except Middle East and Israel
CloudWatch now provides native OpenTelemetry support with PromQL querying, enabling unified metric collection and querying across custom and AWS services with flexible pricing.
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