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OTel Sucks (But Also Rocks!)
Thursday, April 03, 2025 in 2025
OpenTelemetry (OTel) is often touted as the future of observability, promising vendor neutrality and comprehensive data collection. But what’s the reality for those who use it daily? We sat down with several engineers and SREs to get their …
Insights from the OpenTelemetry Developer Experience Survey
Wednesday, April 02, 2025 in 2025
The OpenTelemetry Developer Experience SIG recently surveyed the community to better understand where the SIG could have the most impact on improving the developer experience. We received 218 responses, which we will use to guide our prioritization …
Announcing the OpenTelemetry JavaScript SDK 2.0
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 in 2025
Exciting news: OpenTelemetry JavaScript has released SDK 2.0! Migration guide For a detailed description of breaking changes, see the migration guide: Upgrade to OpenTelemetry JS SDK 2.x. What is JS SDK 2.x? JS SDK 2.x encompasses new releases of the …
Reflecting on my Outreachy Journey
Monday, March 24, 2025 in 2025
Hello world! I’m Richard Chukwu, a Computer Engineering graduate from the University of Benin, Nigeria. My journey into tech has been fueled by a blend of curiosity and an unwavering commitment to growth. These are the pillars that not only uphold my …
AI Agent Observability - Evolving Standards and Best Practices
Thursday, March 06, 2025 in 2025
2025: Year of AI agents AI Agents are becoming the next big leap in artificial intelligence in 2025. From autonomous workflows to intelligent decision making, AI Agents will power numerous applications across industries. However, with this evolution …
Join us for OpenTelemetry Talks and Activities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025
Tuesday, March 04, 2025 in 2025
The OpenTelemetry governance and technical committees, along with the project’s maintainers, invite you to join them and other members of the OpenTelemetry community at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe (registration) and at the co-located …
OpenTelemetry Is Expanding Into CI/CD Observability
Monday, February 24, 2025 in 2025
We’ve been talking about the need for a common “language” for reporting and observing CI/CD pipelines for years, and finally, we see the first “words” of this language entering the “dictionary” of observability—the OpenTelemetry open specification. …
Announcing the OpenTelemetry Demo 2.0
Friday, February 21, 2025 in 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that OpenTelemetry Demo 2.0 is here! We’ve been busy behind the scenes, polishing up the demo to make it more complete, robust, and user-friendly. We believe these exciting features and improvements deserve a …
OTTL contexts just got easier with context inference
Thursday, February 20, 2025 in 2025
Selecting the right OTTL context for running statements can be challenging, even for experienced users. Choosing the correct option impacts both accuracy and efficiency, as using higher-level OTTL contexts can avoid unnecessary iterations through …
The OpenTelemetry Contributor Experience Survey is open!
Monday, February 17, 2025 in 2025
TL;DR Take our OpenTelemetry Contributor Survey and help us enhance the contributor experience. We appreciate your time and feedback! Since its founding, OpenTelemetry has had thousands of contributors from around the world, including end users, …