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Amazon CloudWatch introduces native OpenTelemetry metrics with PromQL querying and per-GB pricing

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AWS·4 weeks ago · Jun 9, 2026, 12:44 PMFeatureAI-assisted summary

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Added native OpenTelemetry metric ingestion (OTLP) and PromQL query support in CloudWatch with a Prometheus‑compatible query API.
Introduced per‑GB ingestion pricing (15 months storage included) and unified querying of custom OTel and AWS service metrics via PromQL.
Enabled Container Insights for EKS using OpenTelemetry dashboards and dual‑publish of classic and OTel metrics, configurable via console, CloudFormation, CDK, or Helm.

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