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If you research modern observability solutions to manage multi-cloud and hybrid IT environments, you will inevitably learn about OpenTelemetry (OTEL or OTel). The technology has become so rampant that dev or ops professionals still unaware of it are afraid to ask what it actually means. Fret not, as we’ll describe it for you here.

I am thrilled that CloudFabrix is a pioneering design partner for Cisco’s Full-Stack Observability Platform (FSO). The Cisco FSO Platform has been designed with a vision of providing a unified observability experience across all application and infrastructure aspects, thereby dismantling silos. The platform’s choice to adopt OpenTelemetry as the protocol for data ingestion via MELT opens up the possibility for comprehensive insights on the complete stack.

Automation has become an essential component of modern workplaces, enabling organizations to streamline their operations, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. However, the process of implementing automation is complex and requires careful planning and execution. One key aspect of automation is the concept of levels of automation, which refers to the degree to which machines or software can operate independently.

There’s an increasingly high cost to poor data quality today. Poor customer data costs companies six percent of their total sales, as per a UK Royal Mail study. And, as per IBM, bad data costs U.S. businesses $3.1 trillion per year. As companies transform into data-driven businesses, we witness a sharp interest in data observability.

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the adoption of cloud-native technologies and practices. Established in 2015 as a part of the Linux Foundation, the CNCF has become a prominent open-source organization that aims to develop a standardized and vendor-neutral cloud-native stack. The CNCF seeks to enable the use of cloud-native computing for building scalable and resilient applications in dynamic environments.

Thanks so much Meenakshi Srinivasan! We are honored to be chosen over the competition and are excited and looking forward to helping our joint enterprise and cloud-native customers. Thanks to the IBM Consulting team for the joint Proof of Technology and joint GTM team.

If you’re involved in IT Operations, you’ve probably heard of OpenTelemetry. It’s a hot topic in the observability industry, and for good reason. OpenTelemetry is a set of open-source tools and APIs that make it easy to collect telemetry data from your applications and infrastructure. This data can then be used to monitor your systems, troubleshoot problems, and improve performance.

Organizations are on a path to increased and improved digitization, with hundreds of applications, services, microservices and servers running in a multi-cloud or hybrid environment. As IT looks to move away from operations, they are turning to AIOps to ensure compliance, cybersecurity and threat management.

Good people over at Splunk explain that the platform “removes the barriers between data and action, empowering observability, IT and security teams to ensure their organizations are secure, resilient and innovative.” Splunk is a unified security and observability platform that allows companies to go from visibility to action quickly and at scale.

Push came to shove with disruption and innovation during the pandemic. Enterprises started leveraging new technologies to gain competitive advantage, enter new markets, support employees from home and maintain business continuity. As a result, IT is faced with new challenges that are critical for realizing the value of the digital transformation that started and accelerated during the pandemic. To state the obvious, CIOs must manage an IT infrastructure that’s safe, sound and secure.