2024-07-22
OpenSearch & OTel metrics
Using OpenSearch to visualize metrics ingested with OpenTelemetry by
Karsten Schnitter (SAP) is a really interesting blog post via the official
OpenSearch blog. In it, Karsten explains OpenSearch metrics support, effectively
integrating an external Prometheus data source such as Amazon Managed Service
for Prometheus, and shows the OTel pipeline in action.
Prometheus service discovery
In Prometheus and Service Discovery: A Perfect Match for Dynamic Environments,
Harsh explains what service discovery is in Prometheus, how it works in
practice, and provides an end-to-end walkthrough. Recommended 101 Prometheus
reading!
Troubleshooting Kube apps
Watch Troubleshooting Kubernetes Applications: A Comprehensive Guide, a
24 min long video up on YouTube. There, Henrik Rexed provides a number of really
great tips and tricks. If you're using Kubernetes and are in an dev/ops role,
you really want to bookmark this one.
OTel collector performance
In Tuning OTel Collector Performance Through Profiling, a 14 min video
recording from the OTel Community Day, Braydon Kains of Google demonstrates
the power of profiling by applying it to the OpenTelemetry collector. The talk
shows examples of how to discover collector performance and resource
usage problems.
Client-side network monitoring
Via TNS: read Why Your Mobile App Needs Client-Side Network Monitoring
to learn about challenges in this space and how Embrace + OTel can help. Thanks
for sharing!
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