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Observability vs. Telemetry vs. Monitoring
Observability is the continuous analysis of operational data, telemetry is the operational data that feeds into that analysis, and monitoring is like a radar for your system observing everything about your system and alerting when necessary.
Convert OpenTelemetry Traces to Metrics with SpanMetrics
Already implemented tracing but lack metrics? With SpanConnector, you can convert trace data into actionable metrics. Here’s how to configure it.
Think Data Warehouse, NOT Database.
The software monitoring world is broken because of a TSDB. We deserve a TSDW
What is the OpenTelemetry Collector and How Does It Work?
The OpenTelemetry Collector simplifies data collection, processing, and export for metrics, logs, and traces. Learn about its architecture, deployment, and examples.
Whitespace in OTLP headers and OpenTelemetry Python SDK
How to handle whitespaces in the OTLP Headers with Python Otel SDK
The most important aspect of software monitoring
Ths single most important thing to get better at your software monitoring journey
Prometheus Toolkit: Your Essential Companion for Monitoring
Building a standardized open-source resource across instrumentation, query, and alerting pipelines to start your monitoring journey with Prometheus.
Building Monitoring with Auto-Discovery for 70+ Microservices
The promise of a managed SaaS partner — Reducing monitoring costs at all costs
What needs to change in software monitoring?
A wishlist of things that need to change in the world of software monitoring