How We Cut Our Prometheus / VictoriaMetrics Storage Bill by 60% (Cardinality Audit Walkthrough)

In this blog post, Omar Ghader shares his experience conducting a cardinality audit on a VictoriaMetrics cluster that unexpectedly increased its storage costs to $4,900 due to a surge in active time series. Through a detailed walkthrough of the audit process, he reveals insights into optimizing data storage and managing costs effectively for monitoring infrastructure.