Observability Pipeline Query Languages: Present and the Future - Jacek Migdal, Quesma
Jacek Migdal, Quesma
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 · Session
In this insightful talk from KubeCon EU, Jacek Migdal, founder of Quesma, tackles the pervasive fragmentation within observability pipeline query languages. Drawing from his decade-long experience at a major observability vendor and his current work on database gateways, Migdal candidly admits his role in contributing to the very "mess" he now seeks to address. The core problem highlighted is the proliferation of proprietary, vendor-specific query syntaxes for logs, metrics, and traces, which leads to significant challenges such as vendor lock-in, difficulties in multi-vendor environments, and hindered automation efforts.
AI review
Migdal's talk is a brutally honest diagnosis of the observability query language mess, a problem many of us, myself included, have contributed to. He presents a compelling, pragmatic, and technically sound solution: pipe-extended SQL. This isn't just another rehashed complaint; it's a clear call to action with a viable path forward, backed by a credible speaker and a working demo. This talk directly addresses vendor lock-in, automates the tedious, and offers a real path to a more interoperable future for critical data. This is what a technical talk should be.