OpenTelemetry Metrics

OpenTelemetry Metrics enables consistent collection and processing of metrics from various sources in distributed systems. It aids in diagnosing issues and optimizing system performance. Use this technology to enhance the monitoring and analysis of your systems.

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In brief

OpenTelemetry Metrics in brief

OpenTelemetry Metrics is der standardisierte Teil von OpenTelemetry zum Erfassen, Übertragen and Auswerten numerischer Messwerte aus Anwendungen und Infrastruktur.

Where does it come from?

OpenTelemetry emerged 2019 from the Zusammenführung der Projekte OpenTracing and OpenCensus unter der Cloud Native Computing Foundation. Metrics ergänzen Traces und Logs um standardisierte Zeitreihen für Zustand, Nutzung und Leistung.

The mental model

Instrumentierung erzeugt Messpunkte mit Namen, Wert, Zeit and Attributen; SDKs aggregieren sie and Exporter übertragen sie über OTLP an Collector oder Backend. Counter, UpDownCounter and Histogramme stehen for unterschiedliche Messsemantiken.

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Core idea

Measurement is a distinct building block in this context.

Mechanism

Aggregation is a distinct building block in this context.

Practice context

Export is a distinct building block in this context.

When is it useful?

Good metrics require stabile Namen, begrenzte Kardinalität und klar definierte Einheiten; hohe Attributvielfalt kann Kosten und Abfrageleistung verschlechtern.

Primary reference

Why is this building block relevant?

OpenTelemetry Metrics is a framework for collecting and analyzing metrics in distributed systems.

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OpenTelemetry Documentation GitHub Repository Grafana Metric Visualization

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Telemetry

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