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Using a custom agent with the OpenTelemetry Operator for Kubernetes
Observability Labs

Using a custom agent with the OpenTelemetry Operator for Kubernetes

Jack Shirazi
Zero config OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for Kubernetes Java applications
Observability Labs

Zero config OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation for Kubernetes Java applications

Walking through how to install and enable the OpenTelemetry Operator for Kubernetes to auto-instrument Java applications, with no configuration changes needed for deployments

Jack Shirazi
Introducing Elastic Distribution for OpenTelemetry Python
Observability Labs

Introducing Elastic Distribution for OpenTelemetry Python

Announcing the first alpha release of the Elastic Distribution for OpenTelemetry Python. See how easy it is to instrument your Python applications with OpenTelemetry in this blog post.

NGNIX log analytics with GenAI in Elastic
Observability Labs

NGNIX log analytics with GenAI in Elastic

Elastic has a set of embedded capabilities such as a GenAI RAG-based AI Assistant and a machine learning platform as part of the product baseline. These make analyzing the vast number of logs you get from NGINX easier.

Bahubali Shetti
Automatic cloud resource attributes with OpenTelemetry Java
Observability Labs

Automatic cloud resource attributes with OpenTelemetry Java

Capturing cloud resource attributes allow to describe application cloud deployment details. In this article we describe three distinct ways to enable them for Java applications using OpenTelemetry

Sylvain Juge
LLM Observability: Azure OpenAI
Observability Labs

LLM Observability: Azure OpenAI

We are excited to announce the general availability of the Azure OpenAI Integration that provides comprehensive Observability into the performance and usage of the Azure OpenAI Service!

Vinay Chandrasekhar
Combining Elastic Universal Profiling with Java APM Services and Traces
Observability Labs

Combining Elastic Universal Profiling with Java APM Services and Traces

Learn how to combine the power of Elastic universal profiling with APM data from Java services to easily pinpoint CPU bottlenecks. Compatible with both OpenTelemetry and the classic Elastic APM Agent.

Jonas Kunz
Elastic's collaboration with OpenTelemetry on improving the filelog receiver
Observability Labs

Elastic's collaboration with OpenTelemetry on improving the filelog receiver

Elastic is committed to help OpenTelemetry advance it's logging capabilities. Learn about our collaboration with the OpenTelemetry community on improving the capabilities and quality aspects of the OpenTelemetry Collector's filelog receiver.

Christos Markou
Smarter log analytics in Elastic Observability
Observability Labs

Smarter log analytics in Elastic Observability

Discover smarter log handling with Kibana's latest features! The new Data Source Selector lets you easily filter logs by integrations like System Logs and Nginx. Smart Fields enhance log analysis by presenting data more intuitively. Simplify your workflow and uncover deeper insights today!

Achyut Jhunjhunwala
AWS VPC Flow log analysis with GenAI in Elastic
Observability Labs

AWS VPC Flow log analysis with GenAI in Elastic

Elastic has a set of embedded capabilities such as a GenAI RAG-based AI Assistant and a machine learning platform as part of the product baseline. These make analyzing the vast number of logs you get from AWS VPC Flows easier.

Bahubali Shetti
Elastic contributes its Universal Profiling agent to OpenTelemetry
Observability Labs

Elastic contributes its Universal Profiling agent to OpenTelemetry

Elastic is advancing the adoption of OpenTelemetry with the contribution of its universal profiling agent. Elastic is committed to ensuring a vendor-agnostic ingestion and collection of observability and security telemetry through OpenTelemetry.

Christos Kalkanis
FAQ - Elastic contributes its Universal Profiling agent to OpenTelemetry
Observability Labs

FAQ - Elastic contributes its Universal Profiling agent to OpenTelemetry

Elastic is advancing the adoption of OpenTelemetry with the contribution of its universal profiling agent. Elastic is committed to ensuring a vendor-agnostic ingestion and collection of observability and security telemetry through OpenTelemetry.