OTel Me More: OpenTelemetry Project News – Vol 30

OpenTelemetry Project News

🎉 The OpenTelemetry CollectorOpenTelemetry Collector has reached beta! 🎉

This v0.4.0 release features a new hostmetrics receiver, as well as batch and filter metrics processors. Check the release notesrelease notes for more details on breaking changes and other enhancements.

In step with the Collector, Collector-contribCollector-contrib has released v0.4.0 as well, featuring several new receivers, exporters, and a Kubernetes Observer extension. See the release notesrelease notes for more details.

The Python implementation has released v0.9.0 released v0.9.0, primarily working in the updated Metrics instrumentsupdated Metrics instruments.

These OpenTelemetry SIGs are looking for extra support! Open source efforts rely on developers like you -- get involved with one of these implementations:

• OTel-RustOTel-Rust is looking for contributors and maintainers

• OTel-PHPOTel-PHP is looking for contributors and maintainers

• OTel-C++OTel-C++ is looking for contributors and maintainers

• OTel-RubyOTel-Ruby has seen a lot of contributions, but would benefit from having more dedicated maintainers

This week’s Featured Issues:

• OpenTelemetry-Ruby #253: aws-sdk instrumentation adapteraws-sdk instrumentation adapter

• OpenTelemetry-Ruby #257: MongoDB Instrumentation AdapterMongoDB Instrumentation Adapter

Awesome Articles, Resources, and Links

• Diagnostics and Instrumentation Packages for MongoDB and NServiceBus PublishedDiagnostics and Instrumentation Packages for MongoDB and NServiceBus Published (blog) by Jimmy BogardJimmy Bogard

• Hugo + OpenTelemetry - How fast is my site? Part 1Hugo + OpenTelemetry - How fast is my site? Part 1 (blog/video) by Austin ParkerAustin Parker

• Austin Parker is hosting office hoursoffice hours, and so is Governance Committee member Liz Fong-JonesLiz Fong-Jones –– sign up for one of their sessions if you have OpenTelemetry or observability questions! HJKH2-w8OY)

• Python Auto-instrumentation with OpenTelemetryPython Auto-instrumentation with OpenTelemetry (blog) by Alex BotenAlex Boten

Upcoming Conferences, Talks, and Live Events

• Register for How to include Opentelemetry as part of your observability strategyHow to include Opentelemetry as part of your observability strategy, a webinar with three event times across June 30th and July 2nd

• KubeCon is officially going virtualofficially going virtual, with dates announced for August 17-20th of this year

• Stay tuned to the OpenTelemetry Twitch channelOpenTelemetry Twitch channel for the weekly show ‘OpenTelemetry Tuesdays’, as well as event-specific live streams

Want to Contribute?

• OTel Me More has a Gitter!OTel Me More has a Gitter! Drop in and say hi. It’s the best place to reach me if you there are any OpenTelemetry events, articles or other OTel resources that you think the community should know about

• How to Start Contributing to OpenTelemetryHow to Start Contributing to OpenTelemetry (blog) by Austin Parker

• OpenTelemetry is an open source project with implementations in many different languages, so whether you prefer to work with PythonPython, GoGo, JavaJava, or NodeNode (among others)(among others), find an issue and get started!

• Join the community on GitHubcommunity on GitHub and the conversation on Gitterconversation on Gitter

Interested in joining our team? See our open positions herehere.