Centralized observability: Migration, cost, and developer hour savings

Managing multiple self-hosted observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and LogDNA, led to significant operational overhead for Ipuvi Mishra’s platform engineering team. Fragmented data sources resulted in silos, context switching, and missed insights, ultimately impacting developer productivity and system reliability. In this talk, Mishra details the team’s transition to a managed centralized observability platform. She outlines the technical and organizational challenges of operating disparate systems and shares how consolidation improved visibility, streamlined debugging, and reduced costs. The session includes a practical comparison of managed observability solutions, insights into the migration process, and the measurable impact of this shift - including a projected 15% improvement in system monitoring and alerting. This talk is aimed at platform teams considering the strategic and financial trade-offs of modernizing their observability stack. Learn more: https://platformcon.com/sessions/centralized-observability-migration-cost-and-developer-hour-savings