Blog on OpenTelemetry

Improving Async Workflow Observability in Dapr

This article details how the Dapr community improved observability for asynchronous workflows by enhancing its OpenTelemetry integration. The core challenge was propagating trace c…

OpenTelemetry JS Statement on Node.js DOS Mitigation

The recent Node.js denial-of-service issue isn't a vulnerability in OpenTelemetry itself, but stems from how some applications use AsyncLocalStorage with older Node.js versions (be…

Calling New Contributors - Help Us Improve the OpenTelemetry Onboarding Experience

Grafana Labs and the OpenTelemetry project are conducting a research study to improve the onboarding experience for new contributors. They recently discovered through a survey that…

What 10,000 Slack Messages Reveal About OpenTelemetry Adoption Challenges

This article summarizes an analysis of nearly 10,000 Slack messages from the OpenTelemetry community, revealing key adoption challenges. The study found that a large majority of me…