The Past, Present, and Future of OpenTelemetry

Daniel Gomez Blanco, a Principal Engineer at Skyscanner, and Juraci Paixão Kröhling from Grafana Labs, delve into the fascinating evolution of OpenTelemetry. They recount the origin of its name and share insights on governance and effective monitoring. The duo discusses the challenges of implementing observability in software development and the importance of agile collaboration within the OpenTelemetry community. They also explore advancements in profiling and the integration of resource attributes, highlighting their impact on debugging practices.