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Observability 2.0! How GreptimeDB Revolutionizes Modern Monitoring

GreptimeDB v0.14 completes the observability stack with OTel traces integration, delivering 5x faster TraceID lookups, 90% log storage reduction, and enterprise-grade capabilities at fractional costs.
Observability 2.0! How GreptimeDB Revolutionizes Modern Monitoring

Monitoring modern applications feels like drinking from a fire hose. Logs, metrics, and traces flood your systems, but finding meaningful insights remains challenging.

Complete Observability Stack ​

GreptimeDB Observability now includes OTel Traces ingestion and querying, completing the observability trinity. This isn't just another monitoring tool—it's a comprehensive observability platform.

Traces Integration Breakthrough ​

The v0.14 release officially supports:

  • OpenTelemetry traces ingestion
  • Advanced trace querying capabilities
  • Seamless observability data correlation

Performance-First Approach ​

GreptimeDB observability features deliver:

For Log Analytics:

  • Full-text indexing with dual backends
  • matches_term function for precise searches
  • 90% storage reduction with Bloom filters

For Trace Analysis:

  • 5x faster TraceID lookups
  • Integrated time-series database capabilities
  • Streaming and batching modes

Community-Driven Development ​

7 community contributors enhanced this release, bringing real-world observability challenges into development focus. This collaborative approach ensures GreptimeDB addresses actual monitoring pain points.

Storage Economics Matter ​

Traditional observability platforms consume enormous storage. GreptimeDB's architecture reduces costs dramatically:

  • Raw data: ~10GB
  • Bloom index: ~1GB
  • Tantivy index: ~10GB

Choose your backend based on observability requirements and budget constraints. Ready to upgrade your monitoring infrastructure? GreptimeDB's observability features provide enterprise-grade capabilities without enterprise-grade costs.


About Greptime ​

GreptimeDB is an open-source, cloud-native database purpose-built for real-time observability. Built in Rust and optimized for cloud-native environments, it provides unified storage and processing for metrics, logs, and traces—delivering sub-second insights from edge to cloud —at any scale.

  • GreptimeDB OSS – The open-sourced database for small to medium-scale observability and IoT use cases, ideal for personal projects or dev/test environments.

  • GreptimeDB Enterprise – A robust observability database with enhanced security, high availability, and enterprise-grade support.

  • GreptimeCloud – A fully managed, serverless DBaaS with elastic scaling and zero operational overhead. Built for teams that need speed, flexibility, and ease of use out of the box.

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