As OpenTelemetry (OTel) becomes the industry standard for vendor-neutral data collection, knowing how to leverage it effectively is no longer optional for modern engineering teams.

We'll explore how you can leverage OTel to standardise your telemetry signals across the entire stack, eliminate vendor lock-in, and build a more resilient, proactive observability strategy.

In this interactive session, we will explore:

• The 5 Pillars of Modern Telemetry: Moving beyond Metrics, Events, Logs, and Traces (MELT) to include continuous profiling.
• A deep dive into OTel metric types to capture the most meaningful data.
• How to use receivers, processors, and exporters to aggregate and secure your data before it hits your backend.
• OTel Best Practices at New Relic: Integrating OTel data into the New Relic platform to correlate open-source signals with intelligent, proactive insights.