2026-02-09¶
OTel batch processor¶
Read Why the OpenTelemetry Batch Processor is Going Away (Eventually) by Julia Furst Morgado to learn what the future holds and how you can start preparing to migrate.
OpAMP Explained¶
The one and only Tyler Helmuth wrote OpAMP Explained: Why OpenTelemetry Needed an Agent Management Protocol (and How We Use It), providing you with a concise and up-to-date view on what OpAMP is and how you can benefit from it.
Alerting with AMP¶
My colleagues Ravikumar Sola, Rodrigue Koffi, and Lucas Vieira Souza da Silva wrote Alerting Best Practices with Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus, a hands-on deep dive with tons of great tips.
OTel newsletter¶
The good folks from Datadog's open source team launched a newsletter focusing on OpenTelemetry. Bravo, Juliano Costa and team!
Slow SQL queries¶
I always enjoy reading stuff from Severin Neumann, and this article is another great example of a hands-on guide I can recommend: How to Turn Slow Queries into Actionable Reliability Metrics with OpenTelemetry.
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