May 2022
Intermediate to advanced
386 pages
7h 53m
English
Overview
Cloud-Native Observability with OpenTelemetry is your guide to unlocking the full potential of observability within your distributed cloud-native applications. You will learn how to instrument applications using OpenTelemetry to produce telemetry data such as distributed traces, metrics, and logs, helping you diagnose and solve issues more effectively and efficiently.
What this Book will help me do
- Gain a deep understanding of OpenTelemetry's core components - traces, metrics, and logs - and learn how to utilize them.
- Learn to instrument an application with OpenTelemetry APIs and SDKs, providing detailed and actionable telemetry data.
- Understand how to configure and deploy the OpenTelemetry Collector to aggregate and process telemetry data.
- Discover the benefits of auto-instrumentation for speeding up the adoption of observability within applications.
- Master techniques to correlate and analyze telemetry data to diagnose underlying causes of distributed application issues.
Author(s)
None Boten is a seasoned software engineer passionate about observability and modern distributed systems. With practical experience implementing observability solutions across various environments, Boten excels at teaching complex concepts in a clear, approachable manner. This book combines their hands-on expertise with a dedication to helping fellow engineers optimize their systems.
Who is it for?
This book is designed for software engineers, system operators, and technology enthusiasts aiming to enhance their expertise in the observability space. Ideal for professionals with a solid foundation in Python and some familiarity with Go, Linux, and Docker, it provides step-by-step guidance on implementing effective observability in modern applications. Whether you're seeking to refine your skills or start your observability journey, this book is for you.
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