Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability

Informationen zum Autor STEVE FLANDERS is a Senior Director of Engineering at Splunk, a Cisco company. Steve is one of the founding members of the OpenTelemetry project. Klappentext Discover how to deploy OpenTelemetry(TM) to eliminate vendor lock-in and regain control of your telemetry data In Mastering OpenTelemetry(TM) and Observability: Enhancing Application and Infrastructure Performance and Avoiding Outages , veteran software engineering leader Steve Flanders delivers a comprehensive guide to OpenTelemetry (OTel) and achieving observability. You'll learn about how OTel revolutionizes observability, providing a suite of APIs, SDKs, and tools to capture and analyze telemetry data across your infrastructure. In addition, you will understand how to leverage OTel to better achieve observability. Find out how to navigate the complexities of observability with ease. Discover how to deploy and configure OTel, even in challenging brownfield environments. With insights from a seasoned industry expert, gain a deep understanding of observability's rise and its impact on the modern software landscape. Explore real-world use cases, deployment models, and hands-on exercises. Unlock the full potential of this technology with practical guidance on configuration and optimization. Plus, contribute to the OTel community and shape the future of observability. Whether you're new to observability or a seasoned professional, Mastering OpenTelemetry(TM) and Observability equips you with the knowledge and tools to predict and prevent downtime, outages, and failures in your enterprise infrastructure. Start your journey to observability mastery today with this can't-miss handbook for cloud architects, software developers, site reliability engineers, and DevOps and AIOps professionals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xiii Introduction xiv The Mastering Series xvi Chapter 1 What Is Observability? 1 Definition 1 Background 4 Cloud Native Era 4 Monitoring Compared to Observability 5 Metadata 8 Dimensionality 9 Cardinality 9 Semantic Conventions 10 Data Sensitivity 10 Signals 10 Metrics 10 Logs 13 Traces 14 Other Signals 20 Collecting Signals 20 Instrumentation 21 Push Versus Pull Collection 22 Data Collection 23 Sampling Signals 26 Observability 27 Platforms 27 Application Performance Monitoring 28 The Bottom Line 28 Notes 30 Chapter 2 Introducing OpenTelemetry! 31 Background 31 Observability Pain Points 31 The Rise of Open Source Software 34 Introducing OpenTelemetry 35 OpenTelemetry Components 37 OpenTelemetry Concepts 48 Roadmap 50 The Bottom Line 50 Notes 51 Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Astronomy Shop 53 Background 53 Architecture 54 Prerequisites 54 Getting Started 55 Accessing the Astronomy Shop 57 Accessing Telemetry Data 57 Beyond the Basics 58 Configuring Load Generation 58 Configuring Feature Flags 59 Configuring Tests Built from Traces 60 Configuring the OTel Collector 60 Configuring OTel Instrumentation 62 Troubleshooting Astronomy Shop 62 Astronomy Shop Scenarios 63 Troubleshooting Errors 63 Troubleshooting Availability 69 Troubleshooting Performance 70 Troubleshooting Telemetry 74 The Bottom Line 75 Notes 76 Chapter 4 Understanding the OpenTelemetry Specification 77 Background 77 API Specification 79 API Definition 80 API Context 80 API Signals 81 API Implementation 82 SDK Specification 82 SDK Definition 83 SDK Signals 83 SDK Implementation 84 Data Specificatio...

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STEVE FLANDERS is a Senior Director of Engineering at Splunk, a Cisco company. Steve is one of the founding members of the OpenTelemetry project.

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Discover how to deploy OpenTelemetry(TM) to eliminate vendor lock-in and regain control of your telemetry data In Mastering OpenTelemetry(TM) and Observability: Enhancing Application and Infrastructure Performance and Avoiding Outages, veteran software engineering leader Steve Flanders delivers a comprehensive guide to OpenTelemetry (OTel) and achieving observability. You'll learn about how OTel revolutionizes observability, providing a suite of APIs, SDKs, and tools to capture and analyze telemetry data across your infrastructure. In addition, you will understand how to leverage OTel to better achieve observability. Find out how to navigate the complexities of observability with ease. Discover how to deploy and configure OTel, even in challenging brownfield environments. With insights from a seasoned industry expert, gain a deep understanding of observability's rise and its impact on the modern software landscape. Explore real-world use cases, deployment models, and hands-on exercises. Unlock the full potential of this technology with practical guidance on configuration and optimization. Plus, contribute to the OTel community and shape the future of observability. Whether you're new to observability or a seasoned professional, Mastering OpenTelemetry(TM) and Observability equips you with the knowledge and tools to predict and prevent downtime, outages, and failures in your enterprise infrastructure. Start your journey to observability mastery today with this can't-miss handbook for cloud architects, software developers, site reliability engineers, and DevOps and AIOps professionals.

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Foreword xiii

Introduction xiv

The Mastering Series xvi

Chapter 1 What Is Observability? 1

Definition 1

Background 4

Cloud Native Era 4

Monitoring Compared to Observability 5

Metadata 8

Dimensionality 9

Cardinality 9

Semantic Conventions 10

Data Sensitivity 10

Signals 10

Metrics 10

Logs 13

Traces 14

Other Signals 20

Collecting Signals 20

Instrumentation 21

Push Versus Pull Collection 22

Data Collection 23

Sampling Signals 26

Observability 27

Platforms 27

Application Performance Monitoring 28

The Bottom Line 28

Notes 30

Chapter 2 Introducing OpenTelemetry! 31

Background 31

Observability Pain Points 31

The Rise of Open Source Software 34

Introducing OpenTelemetry 35

OpenTelemetry Components 37

OpenTelemetry Concepts 48

Roadmap 50

The Bottom Line 50

Notes 51

Chapter 3 Getting Started with the Astronomy Shop 53

Background 53

Architecture 54

Prerequisites 54

Getting Started 55

Accessing the Astronomy Shop 57

Accessing Telemetry Data 57

Beyond the Basics 58

Configuring Load Generation 58

Configuring Feature Flags 59

Configuring Tests Built from Traces 60

Configuring the OTel Collector 60

Configuring OTel Instrumentation 62

Troubleshooting Astronomy Shop 62

Astronomy Shop Scenarios 63

Troubleshooting Errors 63

Troubleshooting Availability 69

Troubleshooting Performance 70

Troubleshooting Telemetry 74

The Bottom Line 75

Notes 76

Chapter 4 Understanding the OpenTelemetry Specification 77

Background 77

API Specification 79

API Definition 80

API Context 80

API Signals 81

API Implementation 82

SDK Specification 82

SDK Definition 83

SDK Signals 83

SDK Implementation 84

Data Specification 84

Data Models 86

Data Protocols 88

Data Semantic Conventions 88

Data Compatibility 89

General Specification 90

The Bottom Line 91

Notes 92

Chapter 5 Managing the OpenTelemetry Collector 93

Background 94

Deployment Modes 95

Agent Mode 96

Gateway Mode 98

Reference Architectures 100

The Basics 101

The Binary 103

Sizing 103

Components 104

Configuration 106

Receivers and Exporters 115

Processors 116

Extensions 126

Connectors 127

Observing 128

Relevant Metrics 128

Health Check Extension 131

zPages Extension 131

Troubleshooting 134

Out of Memory Crashes 134

Data Not Being Received or Exported 134

Performance Issues 135

Beyond the Basics 135

Distributions 135

Securing 137

Management 138

The Bottom Line 140

Notes 141

Chapter 6 Leveraging OpenTelemetry Instrumentation 143

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