OpenTelemetry Observability Learning Plan
🎯 Overview
Subject: OpenTelemetry Observability | Difficulty: Intermediate | Duration: 6-8 weeks
Master OpenTelemetry for comprehensive observability - from basic instrumentation to advanced tracing, metrics, and logs
📊 Progress Dashboard
Current Status
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GROUP BY "Overview"🎯 Learning Objectives
By the end of this plan, you will be able to:
- Master observability fundamentals
- Master distributed tracing implementation
- Master metrics & monitoring
- Master logs & correlation
- Master collector & production deployment
📚 Learning Path
01. 01 - Observability Fundamentals
Focus: Understand observability concepts and OpenTelemetry architecture
02. 02 - Distributed Tracing Implementation
Focus: Implement comprehensive distributed tracing across services
03. 03 - Metrics & Monitoring
Focus: Implement comprehensive metrics collection and monitoring
04. 04 - Logs & Correlation
Focus: Integrate structured logging with traces and metrics
05. 05 - Collector & Production Deployment
Focus: Deploy and manage OpenTelemetry Collector in production
Start with the first module and check off tasks as you learn!