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Running the OpenTelemetry demo application with Dynatrace

Dynatrace

The demo has been in active development since the summer of 2022 with Dynatrace as one of its leading contributors. The demo application is a cloud-native e-commerce application made up of multiple microservices. OpenTelemetry demo application architecture diagram. By default, the demo comes with?Jaeger

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The road to observability with OpenTelemetry demo part 1: Identifying metrics and traces

Dynatrace

But as more workloads are shifting to hundreds of separate cloud-based services running in containers across multiple platforms, observability has become exponentially more difficult. These two components serve as global containers for all following spans, both within our demo service and across services (for example, context propagation).

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The road to observability with OpenTelemetry demo part 2: OpenTelemetry configuration and instrumenting applications

Dynatrace

As applications transform to be more distributed across multiple cloud environments, it becomes more important—and more difficult—to make them observable. We also introduced our demo app and explained how to define the metrics and traces it uses. We also defined the metrics and traces for our demo application using OpenTelemetry.

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The road to observability demo part 3: Collect, instrument, and analyze telemetry data automatically with Dynatrace

Dynatrace

We also introduced our demo app and explained how to define the metrics and traces it uses. The second part, The road to observability with OpenTelemetry part 2: Setting up OpenTelemetry and instrumenting applications , covers the details of how to set up OpenTelemetry in our demo application and how to instrument the services.

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What is Google Cloud Functions?

Dynatrace

In recent years, function-as-a-service (FaaS) platforms such as Google Cloud Functions (GCF) have gained popularity as an easy way to run code in a highly available, fault-tolerant serverless environment. What is Google Cloud Functions? Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute service for creating and launching microservices.

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DBaaS vs Self-Managed Cloud Databases

Scalegrid

In the digital age, data management has transformed from locally hosted servers to cloud solutions. The choice of self-managed cloud databases vs DBaaS is a common debate among those who are looking for the best option that will cater to their particular needs. Frequently Asked Questions What are the disadvantages of DBaaS?

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Hybrid cloud infrastructure explained: Weighing the pros, cons, and complexities

Dynatrace

More than 90% of enterprises now rely on a hybrid cloud infrastructure to deliver innovative digital services and capture new markets. That’s because cloud platforms offer flexibility and extensibility for an organization’s existing infrastructure. What is hybrid cloud architecture?