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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

The most important aspect of software monitoring

Ths single most important thing to get better at your software monitoring journey

Aniket Rao
Aniket Rao

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.

Sahil Khan
Sahil Khan