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OpenTelemetry vs. Traditional APM Tools

OpenTelemetry vs. Traditional APM Tools

This article explores OpenTelemetry vs. traditional APM tools, comparing their strengths, weaknesses, and use cases to help you choose wisely.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
The Anatomy of a Modern Observability System: From Data Collection to Application

The Anatomy of a Modern Observability System

This article breaks down the fundamentals, from data collection to analysis, to help you gain deeper insights into your applications.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Redacting Sensitive Data in OpenTelemetry Collector

Redacting Sensitive Data in OpenTelemetry Collector

This guide covers types of data that can be redacted and step-by-step instructions for configuring the Attribute Processor.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Advanced OpenTelemetry Configurations: Sampling, Filtering, and Data Enrichment

Advanced OpenTelemetry: Sampling, Filtering, and Enrichment

OpenTelemetry offers powerful data collection, but maximizing its efficiency requires careful configuration. This article explores advanced techniques for sampling filtering, and data enrichment.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Observability vs. Telemetry vs. Monitoring

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.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Convert OpenTelemetry Traces to Metrics with SpanMetrics

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.

Prathamesh Sonpatki
Prathamesh Sonpatki

Think Data Warehouse, NOT Database.

The software monitoring world is broken because of a TSDB. We deserve a TSDW

Aniket Rao
Aniket Rao
What is OpenTelemetry Collector

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.

Prathamesh Sonpatki
Prathamesh Sonpatki
How to handle whitespaces in the OTLP Headers with Python Otel SDK

Whitespace in OTLP headers and OpenTelemetry Python SDK

How to handle whitespaces in the OTLP Headers with Python Otel SDK

Prathamesh Sonpatki
Prathamesh Sonpatki