What is OpenTelemetry and How It Can Improve Your Backend Quality?

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Discover how OpenTelemetry revolutionizes monitoring and debugging in backend systems, enhancing reliability and performance with comprehensive tools.

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OpenTelemetry is a powerful toolkit for monitoring and debugging modern backend systems. It integrates tracing, logging, and metrics collection, providing a unified view of application performance and reliability. This guide explores its history, key concepts, and implementation, making it essential for optimizing microservices and distributed systems.