Grafana Mimir: Scalable Long-Term Storage for Prometheus

Grafana Mimir is an open source software project that provides scalable long-term storage for Prometheus. It is designed to handle massive amounts of time series data while ensuring high availability and durability.

Key features:

• Easy Installation - Grafana Mimir can be quickly set up using its monolithic mode with just one binary and no additional dependencies.
• Massive Scalability - It supports horizontally-scalable architecture across multiple machines, capable of processing up to 1 billion active time series.
• Global Metrics View - Users can aggregate series from multiple Prometheus instances for a comprehensive overview of system metrics.
• Durable Storage - Utilizes object storage for long-term data retention, compatible with various cloud storage solutions.
• High Availability - Ensures no data loss during machine failures and supports zero downtime for upgrades.
• Multi-Tenant Architecture - Allows data isolation for different teams while sharing the same cluster.

Grafana Mimir is suitable for organizations looking to enhance their observability and monitoring capabilities while managing large volumes of metrics efficiently.