This session focuses on strategies for balancing the costs associated with observability and OpenTelemetry tooling, while maximizing its value for both SRE and development teams, ensuring cost-effectiveness without compromising system performance and reliability.

• Assessing the cost of observability and OpenTelemetry at scale for both SRE and development teams.
• Understanding the hidden costs of data storage, eBPF programs, processing, and analysis.
• Identifying essential metrics and logs to minimize data overload and associated costs.
• Leveraging open-source tools and integrated solutions to reduce expenditures.
• Demonstrating return on investment for observability to justify expenditures to stakeholders.