How to Manually Instrument Java with OpenTelemetry (Part 1)
In this tutorial, we'll be diving into the world of OpenTelemetry and its application in Java. We'll take you step-by-step through the process of manually instrumenting a Spring Boot application.OpenTelemetry is an observability framework for cloud-native software and a powerful tool for capturing distributed traces and metrics from your application. This video will equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to utilize OpenTelemetry effectively and take your application monitoring to the next level.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to:
- Set up your Spring Boot application with OpenTelemetry
- Add OpenTelemetry to your Java code
- Configure your application to export telemetry data
- Visualize your telemetry data in real-time
Whether you're a novice in application monitoring or an experienced developer, this tutorial has valuable insights for you.
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- Take a deep dive into OpenTelemetry: https://www.elastic.co/what-is/opentelemetry
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- Check out this GitHub repo as a companion to this video: https://github.com/davidgeorgehope/java-favorite
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