[fogzen]

It’s broken because copying all data somewhere else to query isn’t scalable, technically or financially. Especially when all the observability business models are based on charging for data.

The whole observably industry is based on a flawed approach that you can add it in after the fact, ship that data somewhere else, then charge an arm and a leg to access it. That breaks down quickly in any non-trivial distributed system. Even when ignoring issues with sampling, it is cost prohibitive.

[idea0rbit]

You are absolutely right. What could an alternate design and business model look like?