O11y in One: Exploring ClickHouse as a Unified Telemetry Database
MCLD 3038 | Thu 06 Aug 3 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
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Josh is a seasoned software developer with over a decade of experience, specializing in a broad range of topics including operations, observability, agile methodologies, and accessibility. His passion for technology is matched by his enthusiasm for sharing knowledge through public speaking. Currently, Josh serves as a Developer Advocate for Altinity, where he creates educational content on ClickHouse and OpenTelemetry, and he is a contributor to the OpenTelemetry project.
Josh is a seasoned software developer with over a decade of experience, specializing in a broad range of topics including operations, observability, agile methodologies, and accessibility. His passion for technology is matched by his enthusiasm for sharing knowledge through public speaking. Currently, Josh serves as a Developer Advocate for Altinity, where he creates educational content on ClickHouse and OpenTelemetry, and he is a contributor to the OpenTelemetry project.
Abstract
OpenTelemetry is often introduced as a way to send your metrics, traces, and logs to separate backend databases. But in reality, most organizations juggle at least half a dozen monitoring tools in production. What we really need isn’t just a standardized way to collect telemetry—it’s a unified datastore that brings all the backends together, much like how OpenTelemetry has a unified telemetry collection.
Could ClickHouse be that solution? In this talk, Joshua will dive into the fundamental nature of telemetry and explore what we truly need from a unified telemetry datastore. He’ll break down the specific features of ClickHouse that make it an exceptional choice for tracing and logs today—and hint at its growing potential for time-series data in the future.
From there, he’ll highlight the seamless integrations between ClickHouse and open-source tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kafka, showcasing how these technologies work together to enhance observability pipelines. Finally, we’ll take a closer look at cutting-edge, open-source observability platforms built on ClickHouse, including CoRoot, QRYN, and SigNoz.
Whether you’re building a complete observability platform or exploring how to simplify your own observability strategy, this session will equip you with insights into leveraging ClickHouse as a core part of your telemetry infrastructure. Join us to learn how to move beyond fragmented tools and unlock the power of unified observability.
OpenTelemetry is often introduced as a way to send your metrics, traces, and logs to separate backend databases. But in reality, most organizations juggle at least half a dozen monitoring tools in production. What we really need isn’t just a standardized way to collect telemetry—it’s a unified datastore that brings all the backends together, much like how OpenTelemetry has a unified telemetry collection. Could ClickHouse be that solution? In this talk, Joshua will dive into the fundamental nature of telemetry and explore what we truly need from a unified telemetry datastore. He’ll break down the specific features of ClickHouse that make it an exceptional choice for tracing and logs today—and hint at its growing potential for time-series data in the future. From there, he’ll highlight the seamless integrations between ClickHouse and open-source tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kafka, showcasing how these technologies work together to enhance observability pipelines. Finally, we’ll take a closer look at cutting-edge, open-source observability platforms built on ClickHouse, including CoRoot, QRYN, and SigNoz. Whether you’re building a complete observability platform or exploring how to simplify your own observability strategy, this session will equip you with insights into leveraging ClickHouse as a core part of your telemetry infrastructure. Join us to learn how to move beyond fragmented tools and unlock the power of unified observability.