OpenTelemetry 101 - A Guide to Tracing, Metrics, and Logs

Dive into a comprehensive conference talk on OpenTelemetry, exploring its fundamentals and practical applications. Learn about the background and rise of OpenTelemetry, understand core concepts, and gain hands-on experience with application instrumentation through a detailed demo. Explore infrastructure considerations and conclude with a recap of key highlights. Perfect for beginners looking to grasp the essentials of tracing, metrics, and logs in modern observability practices.

intro
preamble
agenda
opentelemetry - background
the rise of opentelemetry
core concepts
application instrumentation hands-on-demo
infrastructure
recap and highlights