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Modern Observability Without the Modern Price Tag

Name: Modern Observability Without the Modern Price Tag
Start: 2026-04-16T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-16T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Virtual

Join Blend and Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks company, to explore how leading organizations are building AI-ready, resilient networks that scale securely and support innovation.

Virtual

April 16, 2026

to April 16, 2026

2:00 pm

- 3:30 pm

About this event

As cloud-native architectures scale, observability has become both mission-critical and increasingly expensive. Engineering leaders are under pressure to maintain high levels of reliability and performance while managing rising costs as they continue to scale.

The challenge is no longer whether to invest in observability, it’s how to do so efficiently. Organizations are rethinking how they collect, store, and act on telemetry data to balance visibility with cost.

In partnership with Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks Company, this Blend virtual roundtable will bring together senior engineering and infrastructure leaders to explore how organizations are leveraging modern observability tools to reduce spend, increase ROI, and do more with less.

Our speakers

Bill Shelton

Head of Product | Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks Company

Bill is Head of Product at Chronosphere, a Palo Alto Networks company, with more than 25 years of experience leading the development of enterprise IT products and large-scale cloud services at companies like Chainlink, MuleSoft, and VMware. He brings deep expertise in cloud platform management and in building teams that deliver customer-centric, secure, and scalable cloud services.

Colin Cosell

Head of Community - New York & Boston

Colin Cosell is a professional emcee, announcer, and executive communications expert with more than 25 years of experience across television, radio, film, stage, and corporate events. When he’s not at the lectern or moderating executive panels, Colin serves as the Public Address Announcer for the New York Mets, Army Football, the Premier Lacrosse League, and numerous other professional and collegiate teams. Over the course of his career, Colin has earned three Emmy Awards and has announced to more than 30 million attendees worldwide. His greatest source of pride, however, are his wife, Julia, and their little girl, Eloise.

Key themes & discussion topics

The economics of observability: How leading teams balance cost, data volume, and visibility without compromising performance.

From data overload to actionable insight: Shifting from “collect everything” to smarter, more intentional telemetry strategies.

Reliability at scale: Using observability to reduce MTTR, improve uptime, and strengthen customer experience.

AI and automation in modern observability: How emerging technologies cut noise, surface insight, and drive operational efficiency.

Event agenda

Welcome remarks

2:00 – 2:15 PM

Guided group discussion

2:15 – 3:15

Closing thought & group reflection

3:15 – 3:30PM

Why should you attend?

Hear how peers reduce observability costs without losing critical visibility

Learn practical strategies to manage exponential data growth at scale

Understand how leading teams improve incident response and reliability

Gain insight into how AI is reshaping observability and operational performance

Who should attend

CTOs, CIOs, and senior technology leaders shaping platform strategy

VPs and Heads of Engineering responsible for system performance at scale

Leaders across Infrastructure, Cloud Architecture, and Platform Engineering

SRE, DevOps, and Observability leaders focused on reliability and efficiency

Venue

Virtual

N/A

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