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Starting With Observability: OpenTelemetry Best Practices

LesediK
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Tech Talk

Starting With Observability: OpenTelemetry Best Practices

 

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In this Tech Talk , learn about what OpenTelemetry is, why it’s the future of Observability, and how to use the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry collector in a demo. We’ll also discuss design considerations about an OpenTelemetry collector deployment and the components of the OpenTelemetry pipeline and how they can impact performance.

 

Read the Tech Talk blog, Observability Unveiled: Navigating OpenTelemetry's Framework and Deployment Options

 

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