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Use OpenTelemetry with Observability Pipelines for vendor-neutral log collection and cost control

Today, many DevOps and security teams operate in a world of complex, hybrid, or multi-vendor environments. As more teams look to avoid lock-in by adopting open standards, OpenTelemetry (OTel) is quickly gaining adoption as the primary open source method for DevOps and security teams to instrument and aggregate their telemetry data. However, OTel alone may lack the advanced processing functions, native volume control rules, and hybrid environment support that large organizations need.

Why Gaining Control of Your #telemetry Data Is a Game Changer

Disconnected pipelines. Unknown data sources. Costs that do not add up. Many teams struggle to answer a simple question. What data do we have and where is it going? In this clip, a Cribl customer explains how bringing all telemetry data together changed everything. With Cribl, their team can finally see what they collect, where it flows, and what it costs. That clarity unlocked smarter reduction, better routing decisions, and major optimization across security and observability workflows.

From Data Lake to Lakehouse. Why Cribl is Preparing for the Agentic #ai Era #telemetry

Customers asked for a simpler way to store and access telemetry data, and Cribl delivered. First came Cribl Lake. Cost effective data storage, flexible access, and identity based authorization instead of infrastructure based access rules. A simple way to retain data at rest and run slow, inexpensive analytics when needed. But the story did not end there.

Canvas Is Now GA: AI-Guided Observability for Modern Teams

When we introduced Canvas in beta, our goal was to reimagine how teams explore and collaborate around their observability data without requiring manual querying. Canvas has quickly become the AI-guided workspace that helps teams transform raw telemetry into meaningful, shared understanding faster than ever before. And today, we’re thrilled to announce that Canvas is now Generally Available (GA) for all Honeycomb users.

The "Meh-trics" Reloaded: Why I Was 100% Wrong About Metrics (and Also 100% Right)

Okay, I'm going to say something that would make 2016 Charity want to throw her laptop across the room: we're making a major investment in metrics at Honeycomb. I know, I know. "But Charity, you literally called them ‘shit salad!’" I did. Also "nerfed dimensions." I said they would "fucking kneecap you." For most of the past decade, I've been social media’s most reliable anti-metrics evangelist. Have I repented? No.

Enhancements to Honeycomb Telemetry Pipeline Deliver Greater Visibility, Smarter Control, and Lower Costs

In July, we introduced powerful new Honeycomb Telemetry Pipeline features that helped teams take control of their observability data with safe sampling, flexible rehydration, and a visual pipeline builder. Since then, we’ve built on that foundation. Today, we’re introducing the latest enhancements to Honeycomb Telemetry Pipeline, which give teams deeper visibility into pipeline health, more efficient access to archived telemetry data, and reduced operational complexity.

Introducing Honeycomb Private Cloud

More and more enterprises are shifting toward private cloud and hybrid deployments for control, data residency, and security. At the same time, observability is no longer a “nice to have” tool. It's mission-critical for teams driving rapid change across cloud-native, multi-service architectures. Leaders are realizing they need deep visibility and rapid debugging everywhere their systems run.

How to Onboard AWS & Azure Hosts in SolarWinds Observability

Connecting your cloud infrastructure has never been easier. In this quick walkthrough, you’ll see how SolarWinds Observability natively integrates with AWS and Azure to onboard virtual machines and supported managed services—fast. Select your hyperscaler Click “Add Data” → Choose “Hosts” Follow simple steps to connect your cloud environment via API Whether you're running AWS EC2, Azure VMs, or other managed services, SolarWinds helps you get visibility in minutes.

Node.js Performance Monitoring Guide

Node.js applications power millions of APIs, microservices, and real-time systems. But without proper monitoring, performance issues, memory leaks, and errors can go undetected until they impact users. This guide explains how to monitor Node.js applications in production, what metrics to track, and which tools deliver the best results.

AlOps - Laying a Strong Foundation with Full-Stack Observability

It is fair to say that AIOps is much more than just a catchy tagline; in fact, it is now a fundamental aspect of every enterprise looking to manage a modern, cloud-native architecture along with a distributed system. As AIOps becomes more widely adopted and organizations start expanding, the amount of logs, metrics and traces becomes too much for role-based tracking and monitoring tools. This is the moment in which full-stack observability tools are needed, providing valuable data that observability AIOps engines rely on for their predictive, proactive, and performance issue detection.