• Observability Summit North America returns May 21-22 in Minneapolis, convening practitioners, contributors, and engineers to advance open observability standards and practices Key Highlights - CNCF announced the schedule for Observability Summit North America 2026, May 21-22 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. • - The program highlights practical approaches to metrics, logs and traces as organizations scale cloud native systems and adopt open observability standards. • - The event brings together developers, operators, site reliability engineers, platform teams and open source maintainers focused on building and operating cloud native observability systems. • - Registration is open now; early bird registration is $349 through March 24. • Discounted registration is available for academics. • Applications for scholarships are being accepted through April 6 at 11:59 p.m.

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  • The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has released the schedule for its Observability Summit North America 2026, slated for May 21-22 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The two‑day event will feature over 45 sessions across tracks on AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Observability‑as‑Code, OpenTelemetry and OTTL, community‑driven development, and real‑world case studies. CNCF highlights the growing need for observability as organizations adopt AI workloads and scale cloud‑native systems. Early‑bird registration is $349 until March 24, with academic discounts and scholarship applications open until April 6. The summit aims to advance open observability standards and practices.

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