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OpenTelemetry basically allows for vendor neutral instrumentation for your metrics, logs, and traces. It makes it easy to switch to a cheaper or better service

OpenTelemetry basically allows for vendor neutral instrumentation for your metrics, logs, and traces. It makes it easy to switch to a cheaper or better service with minimal lock-in, which is obviously bad for DataDog and other companies business model

MuffinFlavored 4y ago
> It makes it easy to switch to a cheaper or better service with minimal lock-in Got any examples? I tried running my own "stack" for a project I wanted alerting on. I landed on Jaeger all-in-one (wasted time on Zipkin, the UI just was nowhere near as good as it ought to be) Docker container in docker-compose with COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED.
- rad_gruchalski 4y ago
  I used the collector to proxy otel traces to jaeger zipkin for uniform istio tracing.
- xcasperx 4y ago
  Check out telemetryhub.com (admittedly I work here). We offer a free trial and don't charge per a seat.
  - vertis 4y ago
    I understand the need to charge money for things, but the $150 per month pretty much rules out any bootstrapped startups.
    - MuffinFlavored 4y ago
      I wish I knew the right answer between "spin up a cloud VPS Linux server and run your own with Docker compose" and pay $150/mo for something like DataDog
- m-o11y 4y ago
  If you're looking for something a bit more "few-clicks-and-you-are-up-and-running", check out OpsVerse ObserveNow: https://opsverse.io/observenow-observability/ https://opsverse.io/observenow-observability/ .. Entirely powered by OSS tools, ingestion-driven pricing, and without the hassle of managing the stack and scaling up.
- hughesjj 4y ago
  Add another exporter to the `otel-config.yaml` and if they support it properly that should literally be all it takes. That said, "if they support it properly" is exactly what otel is working on. It's super stable for a <v1 release but is still missing some features and polish imho that prevents it from getting the official v1 tag.
ChrisCooneyUK 4y ago
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mindcrime 4y ago
which is obviously bad for DataDog and other companies business model Meh. The best way to keep somebody on your product is to make it easy for them to get off your product.

MuffinFlavored 4y ago

> It makes it easy to switch to a cheaper or better service with minimal lock-in Got any examples? I tried running my own "stack" for a project I wanted alerting on. I landed on Jaeger all-in-one (wasted time on Zipkin, the UI just was nowhere near as good as it ought to be) Docker container in docker-compose with COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED.

rad_gruchalski 4y ago
I used the collector to proxy otel traces to jaeger zipkin for uniform istio tracing.
xcasperx 4y ago
Check out telemetryhub.com (admittedly I work here). We offer a free trial and don't charge per a seat.
- vertis 4y ago
  I understand the need to charge money for things, but the $150 per month pretty much rules out any bootstrapped startups.
  - MuffinFlavored 4y ago
    I wish I knew the right answer between "spin up a cloud VPS Linux server and run your own with Docker compose" and pay $150/mo for something like DataDog
m-o11y 4y ago
If you're looking for something a bit more "few-clicks-and-you-are-up-and-running", check out OpsVerse ObserveNow: https://opsverse.io/observenow-observability/ https://opsverse.io/observenow-observability/ .. Entirely powered by OSS tools, ingestion-driven pricing, and without the hassle of managing the stack and scaling up.
hughesjj 4y ago
Add another exporter to the `otel-config.yaml` and if they support it properly that should literally be all it takes. That said, "if they support it properly" is exactly what otel is working on. It's super stable for a <v1 release but is still missing some features and polish imho that prevents it from getting the official v1 tag.

ChrisCooneyUK 4y ago

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mindcrime 4y ago

which is obviously bad for DataDog and other companies business model Meh. The best way to keep somebody on your product is to make it easy for them to get off your product.