Practical OpenTelemetry for Distributed Systems (Paperback)

Paperback. When a request moves through multiple services, databases, message brokers, and containers, finding out where something went wrong can quickly become frustrating. Logs show only part of the story. Metrics reveal that a problem exists, but not always why. Traces help, but only when instrumentation, context propagation, and telemetry pipelines are configured correctly.Practical OpenTelemetry for Distributed Systems gives you a clear, step-by-step path from OpenTelemetry fundamentals to production-ready observability.You do not need previous OpenTelemetry experience. The book introduces each concept progressively through one continuous distributed application, OrderFlow, so you can see how traces, metrics, logs, OTLP, automatic instrumentation, context propagation, Collector pipelines, sampling, Kubernetes, security, and reliability work together in a real system.Key FeaturesHands-on, step-by-step learning with one continuous projectAutomatic and manual instrumentationOpenTelemetry Collector pipelinesTraces, metrics, logs, and multi-signal correlationSampling, cardinality, telemetry volume, and cost controlKubernetes and cloud-native observabilitySecurity, reliability, and production architecturePractical troubleshooting, exercises, and readiness checklistsMistakes are part of the learning process. You will deliberately break propagation, investigate missing telemetry, simulate slow dependencies, test Collector failures, and verify each fix. Every working trace, useful metric, correlated log, and repaired pipeline builds practical confidence.What You Will LearnYou will learn how to: Instrument distributed servicesFollow trace context across HTTP and messagingDesign useful metrics and structured logsConfigure Collector receivers, processors, and exportersApply head and tail samplingDiagnose latency, retries, database issues, and broken telemetryDeploy and scale OpenTelemetry in KubernetesSecure telemetry infrastructureDesign a vendor-neutral production observability architectureWho This Book Is ForThis book is ideal for backend developers, DevOps engineers, SREs, platform engineers, cloud engineers, Kubernetes practitioners, software architects, and technical learners who want a practical introduction to modern observability.Table of ContentsBuilding an OpenTelemetry FoundationDistributed Tracing and Context PropagationMetrics, Logs, and Multi-Signal CorrelationEngineering OpenTelemetry Collector PipelinesSampling, Cardinality, Performance, and CostTroubleshooting Distributed Systems with OpenTelemetryKubernetes and Cloud-Native ObservabilitySecurity, Reliability, and Telemetry GovernanceDesigning Production OpenTelemetry ArchitectureIf you want to move beyond scattered logs and isolated dashboards and start understanding what is really happening across your distributed systems, this book gives you a practical path forward.Start building your OpenTelemetry skills today, one trace, metric, log, and pipeline at a time. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…