What Could Go Wrong with a GraphQL Query and Can OpenTelemetry Help?

Explore the challenges of using GraphQL in production and discover how OpenTelemetry can help address them in this 18-minute conference talk. Gain a brief overview of OpenTelemetry technology before delving into common issues developers and SREs face when running and monitoring GraphQL in production, with a focus on the RED method. Learn how OpenTelemetry can be leveraged to tackle these problems and discuss potential improvements to enhance its value for the GraphQL community. Understand the importance of reliable and performant APIs in our interconnected world, and see how GraphQL can provide a monolithic facade for complex microservice architectures while introducing new challenges in failure isolation and performance troubleshooting.