OpenTelemetry for Platform Engineers - Paving the Road to Self-Service Observability

Learn how to leverage OpenTelemetry as a platform engineer to create seamless observability experiences for development teams in this 25-minute conference talk. Discover practical strategies for deploying and configuring the OpenTelemetry Collector to build centralized, scalable telemetry pipelines that reduce friction for developers. Explore best practices for implementing auto-instrumentation and creating intuitive abstractions that enable self-service observability without overwhelming your development teams. Gain insights into balancing infrastructure reliability with developer experience through real-world examples and lessons learned from implementing OpenTelemetry in production environments. Master the dual responsibility of maintaining robust infrastructure while empowering developers with effortless access to comprehensive observability tools and data.