OpenTelemetry: An open source data collection standard
OpenTelemetry is a vendor-neutral, open-source observability framework for instrumenting, generating, collecting, and exporting telemetry data. In this hands-on course, you’ll learn to use and customize this emerging technology to instrument and run your own application.
In this course, you will instrument and run your own application with OpenTelemetry so that you can get hands-on experience with the emerging technology. OpenTelemetry, often referred to as OTel, is a vendor-neutral open source observability framework for instrumenting, generating, collecting, and exporting telemetry data (metrics, logs, and traces). As an industry standard steadily gaining in popularity, it is natively supported by a number of observability vendors including New Relic.
After completing this course, you will be able to…
- define OpenTelemetry
- compare OpenTelemetry instrumentation and capabilities to proprietary observability agents
- implement custom attributes to identify specific business-related data trends
- make an informed decision regarding the use of OpenTelemetry in your environment
This course is part two of a three-part learning path called the New Relic Practitioner. Complete all three courses in this path to earn the Observability Practitioner badge.
