OpenTelemetry Specification 1.61 and Q3 2026 Changes: What Platform Teams Should Do
OpenTelemetry Specification v1.61 and recent Collector, Rust 0.33 and Demo 3.1 releases: what changed in Q3 2026, migration risks, and a pragmatic upgrade.
OpenTelemetry Kubernetes Attributes Processor v1.0: Migration Guide
The k8sattributes processor hit v1.0.0 on Sept 16, 2026 with stable semantic conventions v1.42. Breaking changes, config migration, and rollout plan.
Grafana Alloy: An OpenTelemetry Collector Tutorial
A 2026 Grafana Alloy tutorial: build an OpenTelemetry collector pipeline for metrics, logs, and traces, with working config, components, and deployment tips.
OpenTelemetry Collector Architecture: Pipelines, Processors, Exporters
OpenTelemetry Collector architecture — receivers, processors, exporters, gateway vs agent deployment, tail sampling, and high-cardinality survival tips.