IBM Instana Observability Operator

Instana Operator is a free, Kubernetes-native observability solution designed to run on Amazon EKS.

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Overview

The Instana Operator delivers full-stack, high-fidelity observability for workloads running on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS). Available as a native Amazon EKS add-on, it simplifies monitoring by automatically discovering Kubernetes services, containers, and infrastructure components - without requiring code changes.

To use the Instana Operator, you must have an active Instana subscription.

With Instana on Amazon EKS, you gain:

  • 1-second resolution metrics and full-fidelity distributed traces for every request

  • Dynamic service and dependency mapping across your Kubernetes workloads

  • SmartAlerts that detect anomalies and reduce alert fatigue through AI-powered root cause analysis

  • Fast deployment and upgrade cycles using the Amazon EKS add-on interface, managed directly through the AWS Management Console -Integration with over 300 technologies, including AWS services such as AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB, and AWS Fargate

Whether you are building microservices, operating a service mesh, or running hybrid cloud workloads, Instana provides DevOps, SRE, and platform teams with the visibility and context needed to optimize performance, maintain reliability, and accelerate remediation across the entire application stack.

Highlights

  • Delivered as a native Amazon EKS add-on and accessible directly through the Amazon EKS console. Supports both managed and self-managed node groups. Provides auto-updates and lifecycle management aligned with your Amazon EKS cluster operations.

  • Gain 1-second metrics, full-fidelity distributed traces, and real-time dependency maps. Achieve complete visibility into Kubernetes components, containers, services, workloads, and infrastructure. Includes out-of-the-box support for popular technologies such as Envoy, Istio, Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS services including AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, and Amazon DynamoDB.

  • Automatically discovers containers, services, and dependencies - no manual instrumentation or configuration required.

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