2026-02-16

Log deduplication processor

In Fixing Noisy Logs with OpenTelemetry Log Deduplication Ayooluwa Isaiah explains in a hands-on manner how to use the log deduplication processor.

OTel collector distro

Thyme is a OpenTelemetry collector distribution optimized for high-throughput log processing, based on OllyGarden's commercially supported Tulip distribution.

Control loops

The one and only Andrew Mallaband wrote From Observability to Control Loops: The Boundary Moved, motivating a new model.

Reduce telemetry volume

How to Reduce Telemetry Volume by 40% Smartly (Java) by Elizabeth provides useful practical tips. Thanks for sharing!

Modernizing Prometheus

If you plan to read only one Prometheus deep-dive article this week, make it Bartek Płotka's Modernizing Prometheus: Native Storage for Composite Types via the official Prometheus blog.

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