Instrumentation is the secret ingredient that brings observability to life, revealing the intricate workings of applications in ways logs and metrics alone can’t match. In this talk, we’ll dive deep into the magic of OpenTelemetry instrumentation, exploring how to uncover hidden insights within your applications and services.
Despite the hype, automatic instrumentation is very nice to get started, but manual instrumentation is the one that helps us to really observe our system. Join us as we break down the essentials of OpenTelemetry instrumentation, by crafting custom metrics, spans and logs to track the most critical parts of workflows. You’ll see how simple, well-placed instrumentation points can reveal complex system behaviors, helping you detect bottlenecks, trace errors, and understand end-to-end request flows.
Whether you’re new to observability or looking to master OpenTelemetry, this session will show you how to harness the full potential of manual instrumentation.