Dear ALASCA Community, we are happy to invite you to our March Tech-Talk on 27th March 2026, 11 am. This time, you can look forward to the following topic and speakers: _*Standardized observability at scale with uMon
*_ *Marc Schöchlin (**Technical Lead uStack IaaS and uMon Observability**), UhuruTec * An essential aspect of the reliable and sustainable operation of cloud platforms is the use of suitable observability mechanisms to evaluate the past, current, and future behavior of these systems. The implementation of a complete observability platform not only requires in-depth knowledge of the technical components used to operate it in a scalable, available, and compliant manner, but also practical operating experience and architectural understanding of the cloud platform being operated. The open source project “uMon” aims to provide a standardized approach to collecting and processing metrics, log files, and traces. This allows platform operators to jointly use a standardized, scalable, and highly advanced observability platform in a “community of practice” approach. The open source approach allows mutual benefit from operational knowledge, easier management of complexity, and savings in effort that can be directed toward more important issues. The presentation will provide an overview of the technologies used (Prometheus, Mimir, Zabbix, Opensearch, Kafka, etc.), the observability principles, and the actual technical implementation. Attached to this e-mail, we are also sending you the invite for your calendars. Please feel free to share it with whomever might be interested in this Tech-Talk. Have a nice day and see you soon, Helena