Teams using opentelemetry in production

📰 Reddit r/devops

Learn how teams using OpenTelemetry in production still face challenges in observability despite having logs, metrics, and traces

intermediate Published 29 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify gaps in your current observability setup using OpenTelemetry
  2. Investigate questions that still require manual investigation despite having logs, metrics, and traces
  3. Configure OpenTelemetry to collect more relevant data for your specific use case
  4. Apply filtering and aggregation techniques to reduce noise in your telemetry data
  5. Test and refine your OpenTelemetry setup to improve observability
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps teams and engineers can benefit from understanding the limitations of OpenTelemetry in production to improve their observability practices

Key Insight

💡 Even with OpenTelemetry, observability can still fall short in practice, and teams need to continually refine their setup to improve visibility

Share This
🚀 Still can't answer some questions with OpenTelemetry? 🤔 Share your challenges and learn from others in the DevOps community! #OpenTelemetry #DevOps

Key Takeaways

Learn how teams using OpenTelemetry in production still face challenges in observability despite having logs, metrics, and traces

Full Article

What's something you still can't easily answer even with traces? I mean an actual question that still takes time to investigate despite having logs, metrics & traces available. I want to understand where observability still falls short in practice. submitted by /u/outgrownman <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/comments/1tr72g8/teams_using_opentelemetry_in_p
Read full article → ← Back to Reads

Related Videos

AWS, Azure, GCP: The One Thing Every Business Gets Wrong
AWS, Azure, GCP: The One Thing Every Business Gets Wrong
AI Daily
Containers on Amazon ECS with Mama J
Containers on Amazon ECS with Mama J
AWS Developers
How to Open QTR Files (QuickTime Movie)
How to Open QTR Files (QuickTime Movie)
File Extension Geeks
Improving DevOps Security and Efficiency at Cathay with AWS ProServe | Amazon Web Services
Improving DevOps Security and Efficiency at Cathay with AWS ProServe | Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services
Kubernetes Observability 101: Metrics, Logs, Dashboards, and Traces
Kubernetes Observability 101: Metrics, Logs, Dashboards, and Traces
Kubesimplify
Do Azure and AWS Have Too Much Power? The EU’s Answer: Maybe So. #cloud #aws #azure
Do Azure and AWS Have Too Much Power? The EU’s Answer: Maybe So. #cloud #aws #azure
Digital Transformation with Eric Kimberling