As OpenTelemetry emerges as a pivotal solution for opensource observability, its adoption presents unique challenges and opportunities. This panel discussion will bring together industry experts to share insights on the strategic implementation of OpenTelemetry within their organisations. Exploring practical strategies for overcoming

common adoption challenges, enhancing tool interoperability, and maximising the value of OpenTelemetry for comprehensive observability.

• Assessing organisational readiness for adopting OpenTelemetry, including infrastructure considerations and the necessary cultural shifts within it teams.
• Exploring effective strategies for integrating OpenTelemetry with existing monitoring and observability tools, ensuring a smooth transition and enhanced data cohesion.
• Addressing scalability concerns of OpenTelemetry deployments to keep pace with growing data volumes and complex distributed environments.
• Highlighting the importance of training and community engagement to keep teams updated on best practices and emerging features in OpenTelemetry.

Imagine observability as a brain, analogous to ours. Our systems, like our visual cortex, process information and relay it to a collective intelligence. Envisioning observability through the lens of a brain structure offers a fresh perspective on architecting observability and surrounding systems.

• Uncover how observability is unconsciously architected as a neural network, reflecting brain processes for data flow.
• Discover where OpenTelemetry fits within organizational structures using a metaphorical approach to understand observability in both the CNCF landscape and OSS tooling aspects.
• Explore the importance of topology (spatial memory) and the future of observability with some speculative forecasts.