OpenTelemetry Go Logs API and SDK reach release candidate status
The OpenTelemetry Go Logs API and SDK have reached release candidate status with the release of v1.47.0-rc.1, marking the final stage before stable v1 compatibility. The community …
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What can you do with OpenTelemetry entity events?
OpenTelemetry entity events enable the creation of a dynamic, temporal graph that tracks the evolving inventory and topology of infrastructure components like hosts, services, and …
Metric cardinality limits in OpenTelemetry: a practical guide
This article explains how OpenTelemetry’s metric cardinality limit protects process memory by folding excessive attribute combinations into a generic "overflow" data point. While t…
We broke the OTel demo
The OpenTelemetry Demo has transitioned to version 3.0, introducing significant breaking changes such as renaming all custom attributes from `app.*` to `demo.*` and modularizing co…
OpenTelemetry @ KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2026
This article details the schedule for OpenTelemetry-related sessions at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2026, held in Yokohama from July 28–30. The program features various presenta…
One-command OpenTelemetry setup on Linux hosts
The OpenTelemetry Packaging SIG has launched a new `opentelemetry` package that allows for one-command installation on Linux hosts via APT or YUM. This tool automates the deploymen…
Lambda-powered functions land in OTTL
OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib v0.157.0 has introduced lambda expressions to the OpenTelemetry Transformation Language (OTTL), allowing users to pass inline logic directly to high…
CocoaPods Deprecation Notice for OpenTelemetry Swift
The OpenTelemetry Swift maintainers are deprecating CocoaPods support for `opentelemetry-swift` and `opentelemetry-swift-core` in favor of Swift Package Manager (SPM), which is now…
Announcing v1 of OpenTelemetry Go Compile-Time Instrumentation
The OpenTelemetry community has announced the first stable release of Go Compile-Time Instrumentation, a tool that enables zero-code observability by injecting telemetry into Go bi…
OpenTelemetry Has Graduated… Now what?
OpenTelemetry has officially achieved CNCF graduated status, joining elite projects like Kubernetes by meeting rigorous standards for production readiness, governance, and security…
The Voyage of a Small Environment Variable
The OpenTelemetry Spring Boot starter now supports declarative configuration via a YAML schema within `application.yaml`, reducing the need for complex Java beans or separate exten…
Call for Contributors: OpenTelemetry for Dart and Flutter
An initiative is underway to establish an official OpenTelemetry SDK for Dart and Flutter by forming a new Special Interest Group (SIG) and transitioning existing community code in…