Posts in 2024
  • OpenTelemetry Collector Completes Fuzzing Audit

    Friday, December 20, 2024 in 2024

    OpenTelemetry is happy to announce the completion of the Collector’s fuzzing audit sponsored by the CNCF and carried out by Ada Logics. The audit marks a significant step in the OpenTelemetry project, ensuring the security and reliability of …

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  • The Humans of OpenTelemetry - KubeCon NA 2024

    Thursday, December 19, 2024 in 2024

    We’re back with our third edition of Humans of OpenTelemetry, this time from KubeCon NA in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Once again, Reese Lee and I interviewed OpenTelemetry contributors and end users (and each other!), and learned how they got …

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  • Insights from the OpenTelemetry Docs Usability Survey

    Wednesday, December 18, 2024 in 2024

    The OpenTelemetry End-User SIG recently surveyed the community to find out how user-friendly OpenTelemetry’s documentation is. In an earlier survey, two-thirds of respondents named comprehensive documentation as a top resource they wished …

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  • OpenTelemetry.io 2024 review

    Tuesday, December 17, 2024 in 2024

    As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect on the year and share some insights and accomplishments from SIG Communications, the team responsible for managing this website, blog, and documentation. Key achievements of 2024 Several key accomplishments stand …

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  • Collecting OpenTelemetry-compliant Java logs from files

    Monday, December 09, 2024 in 2024

    If you want to get logs from your Java application ingested into an OpenTelemetry-compatible logs backend, the easiest and recommended way is using an OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP) exporter. However, some scenarios require logs to be output to files …

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  • OpenTelemetry for Generative AI

    Thursday, December 05, 2024 in 2024

    As organizations increasingly adopt Large Language Models (LLMs) and other generative AI technologies, ensuring reliable performance, efficiency, and safety is essential to meet user expectations, optimize resource costs, and safeguard against …

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  • Announcing 2024 OpenTelemetry Community Awards Winners

    Friday, November 15, 2024 in 2024

    We are excited to announce the winners of the first-ever OpenTelemetry Community Awards! These awards recognize individuals who have made a notable impact to OpenTelemetry project over the past year, whether it’s through code, documentation, …

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  • Join us for OpenTelemetry Talks and Activities at KubeCon NA 2024

    Tuesday, November 05, 2024 in 2024

    The OpenTelemetry project maintainers, members of the governance committee, and technical committee are thrilled to be at KubeCon NA in Salt Lake City from November 12 - 15, 2024. Read on to learn about all the things related OpenTelemetry during …

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  • 2024 OpenTelemetry Community Awards

    Tuesday, October 29, 2024 in 2024

    OpenTelemetry is a community-driven project, fueled by a group of awesome humans who are actively revolutionizing the field of observability with their contributions. Whether it’s through code, documentation, project management, outreach, …

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  • The State of Profiling

    Friday, October 25, 2024 in 2024

    A little over six months ago, OpenTelemetry announced support for the profiling signal. While the signal is still in development and isn’t yet recommended for production use, the Profiling SIG has made substantial progress on many fronts. This post …

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