Discovering the Magic Behind OpenTelemetry Instrumentation
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 to transform your data into actionable insights.
Speaker
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Jose Gómez-SellésVictoriaMetricsJose is the Product Lead for VictoriaMetrics Cloud. With a focus on Observability and Sustainability, his work has been deeply related to the OpenTelemetry project, distributed tracing and power monitoring projects. His expertise has been built from previous gigs as a Software Architect, Tech Lead and Product Owner in the Telecommunications industry, all the way from the software programming trenches where agile ways of working where a sound CI, testing and observability best practices have presented themselves as the main principles that drive every successful project. With a scientific background in Physics and a PhD in Computational Materials Engineering, curiosity, openness and a pragmatic view are always expected. Beyond the boardroom, he is a C++ enthusiast and a creative force: contributing symphonic touches as a keyboardist in metal bands, when he is not playing video games or lowering lap times at the simracing cockpit. He also loves to spend time teaching Physics to Vet students in the Complutense University of Madrid, as an Associate Professor.