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@opentelemetry.ioGive your users the freedom to choose their observability stack. Our latest blog post explores how to build #OpenTelemetry-native telemetry export into your product, with practical guidance on OTLP, signal routing, and Collector architecture.
@opentelemetry.io"I'm not a developer, so I can't contribute to open source." Ever thought that about OpenTelemetry?
In this OTel in Practice session, Diana Todea (Localization SIG Maintainer) shows us what Localization SIGs do and that there's more to contributing than code.
📅 Oct 13 | 9 AM PDT
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@opentelemetry.ioIt’s been two years since we last surveyed users about OTel + Prometheus interoperability. That’s two years of both projects working to close the gaps.
So, has the experience actually gotten better? We ran the survey again to find out. 👀
Read the results → buff.ly/LLf7vyi
@opentelemetry.ioNominations are open for the 3rd annual OpenTelemetry Community Awards! It’s been a momentous year: #OpenTelemetry became a graduated CNCF project, thanks to the dedication of our community. Take a moment to nominate five people who you think made a difference.
@opentelemetry.ioThe OpenTelemetry Java agent is getting ready for its first major release since January 2024! Try the 3.0 preview and share feedback before the changes become default.
@opentelemetry.ioOpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation (OBI) can now add trace and span IDs to the logs your services already write. This blog post explains how it works and what to check before rollout:
@opentelemetry.ioIn just a few days, Amy Super(star) will show us what the Contributor Experience SIG has been up to! 👀 She'll be sharing some of the research the SIG has been working on, along with tips on how to get your foot in the door and start contributing to OTel.
Sign up now: buff.ly/6eCrCkv
@opentelemetry.ioJoin us for the next What’s New in OTel? session, where Amy Super from the Contributor Experience SIG will share insights from research into how people contribute to OpenTelemetry, including ways to contribute beyond code.
📅 September 30
🕙 10 AM PDT | 7 PM CEST
Register: buff.ly/6eCrCkv
@opentelemetry.ioWe are excited to announce the 2026 OTel GC election. Nominations are due by 2026-10-16 23:59 AoE. List of eligible candidates will be shared 2026-10-19. Voting will take place between 2026-10-26 12:00 UTC & 2026-10-28 end of day AoE. Results will be announced 2026-10-30.
@opentelemetry.ioDual-exporting .NET metrics with OTLP and Prometheus.
The latest OTel Prometheus exporter for .NET lets you export your metrics to both systems in parallel, and migrate without a single cut-over event.
@opentelemetry.ioHave you ever wanted to contribute to OpenTelemetry but didn't know how to get started? Check out the first video in the series, "How to Contributed to OpenTelemetry", brought to you by the Contributor Experience SIG. Thank you Abhi Narwal for the contribution!
@opentelemetry.ioMissed our latest OTel in Practice session? 🎥
We had Jose Gomez-Selles walk through the process of creating custom metrics, spans, and logs to better understand critical application workflows.
▶️ Watch the recording: buff.ly/saQRb2M
@opentelemetry.ioHelp us stabilize environment variable context propagation.
The OTel Specification now has a release candidate for environment variables as context propagation carriers. We want feedback before we mark it Stable.
@opentelemetry.ioOpenTelemetry Go v1.47.0-rc.1 is here. This release promotes the Logs API & SDK to release candidate, the final stage before we provide stable v1 compatibility guarantees. We believe the design is ready, and now we need the community to test it! Read the blog: buff.ly/pjtFrob
@opentelemetry.ioTomorrow, we’re rolling up our sleeves with Jose Gomez-Selles of VictoriaMetrics as he shows us a hands-on approach to manual instrumentation that produces cleaner, more useful telemetry.
Still time to grab a spot: buff.ly/ax21hRO
🕙 10 AM PDT · 1 PM EDT · 6 PM WAT/BST
@opentelemetry.ioFor our next OTel in Practice, Jose Gómez-Sellés (Product Lead at VictoriaMetrics Cloud) will walk us through a practical guide on OpenTelemetry manual instrumentation, or as he puts it, "how to produce clean observability by getting your hands dirty."
🔗: buff.ly/ax21hRO
📅 Sept 1 | 10 AM PDT
@opentelemetry.ioMissed August's "What's New in OTel"? No problem! You can now catch the stream on-demand on our YouTube channel. Learn about the OTel Packaging SIG from one of its maintainers, Michele Mancioppi!
@opentelemetry.ioMark your calendars for our latest What's New in OTel, happening tomorrow! Michele Mancioppi will share updates from the Packaging SIG: zero-touch instrumentation, the new Linux auto-instrumentation system packages, and what these mean for OTel adoption.
🕙 10 AM PDT
Register: buff.ly/ZLNPsDS
@opentelemetry.ioSo, what's new in OTel? A lot, actually. This time, Michele Mancioppi, Packaging SIG Maintainer will be unpacking (pun intended) zero-touch instrumentation and what it means for OTel adoption.
Register here: 🔗 buff.ly/ZLNPsDS
📅 Aug 26 | 10 AM PDT · 1 PM EDT · 6 PM BST · 7 PM CEST · 10:30 PM IST
@opentelemetry.io⏰ In 1 hour, Akila Induranga & Nilushan Costa will be walking us through how they built OpenChoreo's observability plane on the OTel Collector. You don't want to miss it.
Register here to attend: 🔗 ocgroups.dev/cncf/group/o...
