Taking observability to the next level: OpenTelemetry's emerging role in IT performance and reliability

As the second fastest growing project within CNCF, OpenTelemetry will have a huge impact on observability. Learn how the IT community is experiencing this shift to OpenTelemetry in a new report published by the Enterprise Management Associates. From awareness to adoption, challenges, usage, and more, this survey of IT decision-makers and practitioners presents an honest overview and perspective on this increasingly critical technology.

Will OpenTelemetry live up to its promises to the observability industry? Find out more in this exciting report for IT practitioners!

Key points uncovered in the report

• Value perception: More than 61% believe OpenTelemetry is a Very Important or Critical enabler of observability.
• Growing adoption: 48% are currently using OpenTelemetry, with another 25% planning to implement and 25% still evaluating.
• Top 3 challenges and concerns of OpenTelemetry: Complexity of implementation, cost concerns, and lack of skilled resources are the biggest challenges limiting or discouraging broader OpenTelemetry adoption.

Additional resources

• Realizing the business value of OpenTelemetry-native observability blog
• Introducing Elastic Distributions of OpenTelemetry
• OTel, Elastic Collaborate to Make Observability More Accessible - The New Stack article