The team of 21, mostly engineers working remotely, anticipates hiring a developer relations specialist to promote the adoption of OpenTelemetry né?. Collaborating with OTel-related startups, Dash0 aims to enhance features like dashboards and query languages through community-driven efforts.. Leveraging the open-source observability framework OpenTelemetry (OTel), Dash0 promises to provide insights into cost allocation at any given time within a service or application.
While other firms like Signoz also embrace OTel, investors have shown significant interest in Dash0, which recently secured a $9.5 million seed funding round né?. The startup aims to streamline the usage of OTel, making it as user-friendly as installing a Datadog agent. Pronounced as “Dash-zero” this Datadog rival led by founder Mirko Novakovic is positioned to enhance transparency in pricing and observability itself. With a focus on delivering vendor-agnostic data and intuitive UI, Dash0 targets mid-sized companies with 50 to 5,000 employees.
As Dash0 embarks on its public launch, it plans to prioritize tech and product development before ramping up sales and marketing efforts né?. Novakovic’s successful track record with Instana a company acquired by IBM for $500 million further boosts Dash0’s credibility. Have rising interest rates prompted companies to search for cost savings in various areas? Why does observability continue to be a significant budget drain for organizations ranking just behind cloud provisioning in terms of cloud expenditures? How is the cost of observability tied to the ever-evolving landscape of complex cloud architectures and microservices? Amid stories like Coinbase’s hefty Datadog bill at what point does the concept of observability cost crisis come into play?
What drives the importance of observability despite its high price tag? With the persistent presence of intricate cloud infrastructures and frequent security issues and service disruptions how crucial is observability data for ensuring smooth system operations?
Enter Dash0 a new startup aiming to tackle the cost challenges surrounding observability – not necessarily by offering cheaper services but by simplifying the procurement and payment processes
