OpenTelemetry (OTel) is often touted as the future of observability, promising vendor neutrality and comprehensive data collection. But what’s the reality for those who use it daily? We sat down with several engineers and SREs to get their unfiltered thoughts on OTel. The result? A candid conversation about the good, the bad, and the sometimes frustrating aspects of working with OTel. In preparation for the KubeCon talk OTel Sucks (But Also Rocks!), Juraci spoke with community members and g...| Blog on OpenTelemetry
The OpenTelemetry End-User SIG recently surveyed the community to find out how user-friendly OpenTelemetry’s documentation is. In an earlier survey, two-thirds of respondents named comprehensive documentation as a top resource they wished they’d had when getting started with OpenTelemetry. So we decided to dig a little deeper. The Docs Usability Survey asked users where they go for OTel documentation, what they’d like to see more of in the docs, and how they rate the current state of th...| OpenTelemetry