# Are open-table-formats + lakehouses the future of observability?

DevFeed: [Are open-table-formats + lakehouses the future of observability?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/are-open-table-formats-lakehouses-the-future-of-observability-5372.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://clickhouse.com/blog/lakehouses-path-to-low-cost-scalable-no-lockin-observability>)

Author: Melvyn Peignon; Dale McDiarmid

Published: 2025-10-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [ClickHouse Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/clickhouse-blog.md>)

Topics: [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/telemetry.md>), [Apache Iceberg](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apache-iceberg.md>)

Tags: [apache-iceberg](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apache-iceberg.md>), [compression](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compression.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [logs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/logs.md>), [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [observability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/observability.md>), [open](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open.md>), [parquet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parquet.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [telemetry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telemetry.md>), [traces](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/traces.md>)

## AI overview

The article assesses whether lakehouses built on open table formats can support observability workloads at scale. It outlines benefits such as low-cost object storage, database-like semantics, compression, and flexible schemas, while examining remaining challenges and emerging improvements.

## Source excerpt

Can open table formats like Iceberg and Delta Lake really power observability at scale, and if not, what is missing today and which innovations could unlock low cost open observability?