October 26, 2026
Let customers choose the observability backend
A stable OpenTelemetry export contract lets customers change observability backends without turning your application into a vendor-specific product fork.
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October 26, 2026
Keep process-metric release candidates out of stability dashboards
A practical way to test OpenTelemetry process-metric release candidates without turning provisional names and attributes into operational contracts.
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October 19, 2026
Validate .NET 11 tracing before changing instrumentation
A practical comparison of ASP.NET Core’s built-in traces and existing application spans helps identify duplication, missing context, and what to keep.
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October 19, 2026
Trace agent work without mistaking telemetry for evaluation
I explain how agent traces can help connect requests and diagnose failures, while keeping output quality, data exposure and access control as separate concerns.
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October 8, 2026
Treat observability integrations as operational dependencies
A support-window plan for cluster integrations helps teams schedule upgrades deliberately and preserve options when vendor compatibility timelines differ.
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October 8, 2026
A connection-count metric is not a pool health check
A database connection count shows how many clients are present, not whether an application pool is saturated, queuing work or holding connections idle.
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October 5, 2026
Treat OpenTelemetry as an application-to-platform boundary
I explain which telemetry decisions belong in application code, which belong in the platform, and how to keep the seam portable without hiding ownership.
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October 2, 2026
Stable Kubernetes metadata in OpenTelemetry production pipelines
Learn where Kubernetes metadata enrichment belongs, how to limit noisy attributes, and what to check when operating the OpenTelemetry Collector.
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