Telemetry That Matches Your Model, Verified Live

Discover how to validate OpenTelemetry instrumentation compliance in real-time through this 23-minute conference talk from KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. Learn about OpenTelemetry Weaver's live check validation tool that listens to telemetry data and analyzes its compatibility against formally defined semantic conventions. Explore how OpenTelemetry Semantic Conventions define telemetry standards and understand the challenges of ensuring instrumentations follow these conventions in practice, especially as they evolve over time. See demonstrations of running live checks within CI/CD pipelines to identify instrumentation issues before they reach production environments, eliminating guesswork about telemetry model compliance. Gain insights into writing Rego policies for enforcing organization-specific validation checks and best practices beyond basic model compliance. Master techniques for generating comprehensive reports on actual telemetry output from applications and ensuring your instrumentation stays current with convention updates.