OpenTelemetry is an open source project that provides tools to collect telemetry data like traces, metrics, and logs to analyze application behavior and performance. It provides a standard way to collect telemetry data across different technologies. The document discusses using OpenTelemetry in .NET applications, including adding the necessary packages, configuring logging, and exporting telemetry data to the console. It highlights advantages like easy implementation, integration with other tools via exporters, good community support, and minimal performance impact.

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Introduction to
OpenTelemetry in .NET

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What is Telemetry
and monitoring?

4. Options for
monitoring .NET
Apps
1. Diagnostics.Trace
2. Diagnostics.Debug
3. Diagnostics.EventSource
4. Diagnostics.Activity
5. Diagnostics.EventLog (Windows)

5. EventLog Example

6. Libraries for .NET
1. Serilog
2. Log4Net
3. Nlog
4. Elmah.io
5. Gelf4Net

7. Challenges and
Issues
1. Compatibility with other technologies
2. Only windows supports
3. Performance affectations
4. No standard in the formats

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What is
OpenTelemetry?

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OpenTelemetry
01. Set of tools to collect telemetry data
to analyze behavior and performance
02. Trace, Metrics, Logs
03. Open Source and free
04. Standard across different technologies
05. https://opentelemetry.io/
06. Cloud native projects

10. Steps to use
OpenTelemetry in
.NET
1. dotnet new console
2. dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
3. dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console

11. Steps to use
OpenTelemetry in
.NET
Update the program.cs file:
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using OpenTelemetry.Logs;
using var loggerFactory = LoggerFactory.Create(builder =>
{
builder.AddOpenTelemetry(options =>
{
options.AddConsoleExporter();
});
});
var logger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Program>();
logger.LogInformation("Hello dotnetos conference from OpenTelemetry");

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Demo

13. OpenTemeletry
supports
Observability
● Logs
● Metrics
● Traces

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Demo
Metrics & Traces

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Advantages of using
OpenTelemetry
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Easy to implement
and use
Easy to use
Using exporters you
can integrate
OpenTelemetry with
other tools
Integration
Good support by the
community and
cloud providers
Support
No affectations in the
application´s
performance
Performance
For the community
OpenSource and free

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Advanced Demo

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