Mastering OpenTelemetry and Observability
Enhancing Application and Infrastructure Performance and Avoiding Outages
Created by Steve Flanders
Explore how to build robust observability for modern systems using OpenTelemetry. Learn to collect the right telemetry signals, manage context, and troubleshoot real-world issues. Gain the skills to plan, operate, and scale observability across cloud native environments.
Wiley | Sep 2026 | 368 min
What You Will Learn
You will start with foundational observability concepts, then move into hands-on work with OpenTelemetry components and real scenarios. Each section builds on the last, guiding you through instrumentation, collector management, and troubleshooting. Practical examples help reinforce how to make smart decisions for scaling and future-proofing observability.
Key Features
- Instrument services to collect and correlate metrics, logs, and traces effectively
- Deploy and manage OpenTelemetry collectors for reliable data flow and context
- Troubleshoot and optimize observability to avoid outages and control costs
Target Audience
This course is designed for DevOps engineers, SREs, platform engineers, software developers, and technical leaders who are responsible for system reliability and performance. If you already understand basic monitoring and want to deepen your expertise in observability and OpenTelemetry, you'll find clear, actionable guidance to help you lead or improve your organization's practices.
