OpenTelemetry (OTel) is an open source, vendor-neutral observability framework that supplies APIs, SDKs, and tools to instrument, generate, collect, and export telemetry data (metrics, logs, traces and soon profiles). It has a vibrant ecosystem of components, integrations and vendors.

In this episode, Juliano Costa will discuss OpenTelemetry with Felix Geisendörfer, Senior Staff Engineer on the Continuous Profiling team, and Pablo Baeyens, Software Engineer on the OpenTelemetry team.

They will explore the current state of the profiling signal within OpenTelemetry and the progress made so far. The conversation will also cover the road to the OTel Collector 1.0 release and why this milestone is crucial for the broader community. Additionally, they will dig into the challenges of OpenTelemetry at Datadog from an engineering perspective and discuss what the future holds for this integration.

By the end of the episode, you'll gain a deeper understanding of OpenTelemetry and how the Datadog team is contributing to its growth. You’ll also hear about the current challenges facing the team and what’s on the horizon.

00:00 - Introduction

04:57 - What is OpenTelemetry?

08:24 - OpenTelemetry Collector

14:22 - OpenTelemetry Profiling

27:40 - Profiling in the Collector

30:55 - Challenges

40:02 - The Future

45:34 - Q&A