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300 Releases In: How Instana Evolved

By Martin Fuentes posted 14 hours ago

  

We’re proud to ship Instana’s 300th release.

This isn’t just a version number. It marks years of relentless iteration; shipping value every day, adapting to change, and helping teams stay in control of complex systems.

From Velocity to Vision

Instana started with a clear mission: make observability easy, smart and automated.
Over 300 releases, that vision has evolved.

We’ve grown from simple APM to a platform that observes Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud-native architectures digital experience and everything in between. All while staying true to core principles:

  • Zero-config instrumentation

  • Automated baselining

  • Full-context insights

  • High data granularity

From Static Data to Smart Context

What makes Instana different?
Our Dynamic Graph continuously maps dependencies and surfaces real-time insights, not just data.
We detect what’s normal, spot anomalies in context, and help teams respond before users notice.

And it’s all built for speed, shipping regular updates and by-weekly releases.

Back in the Leader Quadrant

As we ship release 300, we’re also thrilled to return to the Leader quadrant in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms.

This recognition reflects what our users already know:
You can move fast and still be enterprise-grade :).

“Instana’s strength lies in its ability to deliver high-fidelity observability with low effort — through automation, context modeling, and OpenTelemetry-native support.”
— 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms

Thanks for Growing With Us

Behind every release there is a story: A feature, a fix, a lesson or a customer conversation.
To everyone who's helped shape Instana: thank you. You've made every one of these 300 count.

For another 300!


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