Prometheus Deep Dive Part 11: Extending Prometheus with Thanos

Thanos is a CNCF Incubating project that extends Prometheus with long-term storage and global querying capabilities. Unlike Mimir or VictoriaMetrics, Thanos doesn’t replace Prometheus — it augments existing Prometheus deployments by: flowchart TD subgraph Cluster1["Cluster: US-East"] P1[Prometheus