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Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability
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Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability

by Steve Flanders
November 2024
Intermediate to advanced
368 pages
12h 5m
English
Wiley

Overview

Discover the power of open source observability for your enterprise environment

In Mastering Observability and OpenTelemetry: Enhancing Application and Infrastructure Performance and Avoiding Outages, accomplished engineering leader and open source contributor Steve Flanders unlocks the secrets of enterprise application observability with a comprehensive guide to OpenTelemetry (OTel). Explore how OTel transforms observability, providing a robust toolkit for capturing and analyzing telemetry data across your environment.

You will learn how OTel delivers unmatched flexibility, extensibility, and vendor neutrality, freeing you from vendor lock-in and enabling data sovereignty and portability. You will also discover:

  • Comprehensive coverage of observability issues and technology: Dive deep into the world of observability and gain a comprehensive understanding of observability fundamentals with practical insights and real-world use cases.
  • Practical guidance: From instrumentation techniques to advanced tracing strategies, gain the skills needed to create highly observable systems. Learn how to deploy and configure OTel, even in challenging brownfield environments, with step-by-step instructions and hands-on exercises.
  • An opportunity for community contributions and communication: Join the OTel community, including end-users, vendors, and cloud providers, and shape the future of observability while connecting with experts and peers.

Whether you are a novice or a seasoned professional, Mastering Observability and OpenTelemetry is your roadmap to troubleshooting availability and performance problems by learning to detect anomalies, interpret data, and proactively optimize performance in your enterprise environment. Embark on your journey to observability mastery today!

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