The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has announced the Open Observability Summit, a one-day event scheduled for June 26, 2025, in Denver, aimed at advancing open source observability tools and practices. The summit will facilitate collaboration among observability leaders and practitioners, highlighting innovations, scalability challenges, and community-driven development in the field. Proposals for talks are currently being accepted until May 11, 2025.

Organizations are struggling with the high costs of traditional log management solutions like Splunk as data volumes grow, prompting a shift towards OpenSearch as a sustainable alternative. OpenSearch enhances log analysis through its Piped Processing Language (PPL) and Apache Calcite for enterprise performance, while unifying the observability experience for users. The platform aims to empower teams with advanced analytics capabilities and community-driven development.