Learning Opentelemetry: Setting Up and Operating a Modern Observability System

Austin Parker, Ted Young

OpenTelemetry is a revolution in observability data. Instead of running multiple, uncoordinated pipelines, OpenTelemetry provides users with a single integrated stream of data, containing all common forms of observability â tracing, metrics, logs, RUM, eBPF, and more. OpenTelemetry also enables OSS libraries and services to provide their own native instrumentation â a first in the industry. Observability is a big subject. Starting with the question â why should I care about observability?â? this book offers a practical guide to setting up, operating, and troubleshooting a modern observability system. Every OpenTelemetry component is covered, as well as observability best practices for many popular cloud, platform, and data services, such as Kubernetes and AWS Lambda.