Cloud Canaries announced the launch of Observability Canaries with OpenTelemetry integration.
Tailored for software developers practicing DevOps, they provide cost-effective and complementary innovation to legacy observability tools with superior flexibility, control and intelligence.
"Observability Canaries provide developers the ability to extend the predictive functionality of their existing platforms by leveraging Canary intelligence," said Mark Callahan, founder and CEO of Cloud Canaries. "Observability Canaries improve results with increased control and greater efficiency for gaining valuable insights."
OpenTelemetry provides a readily available, additional data source for model creation, alarming, forecast generation and validation. In this fashion, intelligent Observability Canaries complement enterprise platforms like New Relic and DataDog to fill functionality gaps and form a shareable and customizable canary library to provide the freedom and control developers need to innovate.
How Observability Canaries Drive Value:
- Seamless Integration and Enhanced Functionality: Observability Canaries integrate effortlessly with existing observability platforms to quickly and easily fill capability gaps. OpenTelemetry integration enables developers to utilize new data sources within existing observability practices without additional costs.
- Rapid Customization and Deployment: Observability Canaries give developers flexibility and control, allowing them to customize and deploy canaries for specific needs quickly. They empower swift response to dynamic environments, including forecast visibility, effective troubleshooting, SLA compliance and strategic metric alignment.
- Industry-Specific Solutions: Cloud Canaries provides tailored solutions that address complex observability challenges for healthcare, pharmaceutical, and retail industries to improve innovation and decision-making.
Observability Canaries operate within a comprehensive canary library to provide critical observability functions. From free to open source, Cloud Canaries ensures broad accessibility to redefine traditional observability practices with advanced workload data and AI models. Now, developers can deploy canaries in minutes to drive impactful business insights and strategic alignment.
Observability Canaries are free with any Cloud Canaries subscription.
The Latest
According to Auvik's 2025 IT Trends Report, 60% of IT professionals feel at least moderately burned out on the job, with 43% stating that their workload is contributing to work stress. At the same time, many IT professionals are naming AI and machine learning as key areas they'd most like to upskill ...
Businesses that face downtime or outages risk financial and reputational damage, as well as reducing partner, shareholder, and customer trust. One of the major challenges that enterprises face is implementing a robust business continuity plan. What's the solution? The answer may lie in disaster recovery tactics such as truly immutable storage and regular disaster recovery testing ...
IT spending is expected to jump nearly 10% in 2025, and organizations are now facing pressure to manage costs without slowing down critical functions like observability. To meet the challenge, leaders are turning to smarter, more cost effective business strategies. Enter stage right: OpenTelemetry, the missing piece of the puzzle that is no longer just an option but rather a strategic advantage ...
Amidst the threat of cyberhacks and data breaches, companies install several security measures to keep their business safely afloat. These measures aim to protect businesses, employees, and crucial data. Yet, employees perceive them as burdensome. Frustrated with complex logins, slow access, and constant security checks, workers decide to completely bypass all security set-ups ...
In MEAN TIME TO INSIGHT Episode 13, Shamus McGillicuddy, VP of Research, Network Infrastructure and Operations, at EMA discusses hybrid multi-cloud networking strategy ...
In high-traffic environments, the sheer volume and unpredictable nature of network incidents can quickly overwhelm even the most skilled teams, hindering their ability to react swiftly and effectively, potentially impacting service availability and overall business performance. This is where closed-loop remediation comes into the picture: an IT management concept designed to address the escalating complexity of modern networks ...
In 2025, enterprise workflows are undergoing a seismic shift. Propelled by breakthroughs in generative AI (GenAI), large language models (LLMs), and natural language processing (NLP), a new paradigm is emerging — agentic AI. This technology is not just automating tasks; it's reimagining how organizations make decisions, engage customers, and operate at scale ...
In the early days of the cloud revolution, business leaders perceived cloud services as a means of sidelining IT organizations. IT was too slow, too expensive, or incapable of supporting new technologies. With a team of developers, line of business managers could deploy new applications and services in the cloud. IT has been fighting to retake control ever since. Today, IT is back in the driver's seat, according to new research by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) ...
In today's fast-paced and increasingly complex network environments, Network Operations Centers (NOCs) are the backbone of ensuring continuous uptime, smooth service delivery, and rapid issue resolution. However, the challenges faced by NOC teams are only growing. In a recent study, 78% state network complexity has grown significantly over the last few years while 84% regularly learn about network issues from users. It is imperative we adopt a new approach to managing today's network experiences ...
From growing reliance on FinOps teams to the increasing attention on artificial intelligence (AI), and software licensing, the Flexera 2025 State of the Cloud Report digs into how organizations are improving cloud spend efficiency, while tackling the complexities of emerging technologies ...