RESTifying OpenTelemetry Traces

Explore the concept of RESTifying OpenTelemetry traces in this conference talk from Conf42 Observability 2024. Dive into the challenges facing OpenTelemetry and discover the innovative OpenTelemetry TracePusher API. Learn about the newly introduced OTEL REST-Trace Service and its practical use cases. Gain insights through code-level demonstrations in Node.js and GitLab CI. Understand the next steps in the evolution of this technology and its potential impact on observability practices. Enhance your knowledge of OpenTelemetry and its integration with RESTful principles to improve tracing capabilities in modern software systems.

intro
preamble
who are we?
opentelemetry
issues still facing opentelemetry
opentelemtry tracepusher api
introducing otel rest-trace service!
use cases otel rest-trace service
code-level demos - node.js
generic api demo
code-level demos - gitlab ci
what are the next steps?
next steps
conclusion