Observability

Key Highlights AWS announces the transition of AWS X-Ray to OpenTelemetry for application tracing and observability The AWS X-Ray SDKs and Daemon will enter maintenance mode on February 25, 2026 OpenTelemetry is now the recommended observability solution for instrumenting cloud applications The move to OpenTelemetry reflects broader industry trends towards adopting open standards for observability and application tracing. This shift enables developers to instrument their applications in a more standardized and vendor-agnostic way, making it easier to integrate with other systems and tools. As Jonathan Lee and Naina Thangaraj note, “OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation solutions are recommended for producing traces from applications and sending them to AWS X-Ray.” ...

Key Highlights Grafana integrates AI into its observability platform for improved user experience Automates tasks such as setting up panels and integrating data sources Competitors like DataDog and Kloudfuse have different approaches to AI in observability Introduction to AI-Powered Observability Grafana’s recent integration of AI into its observability platform marks a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to enhance user experience. This move reflects broader industry trends towards leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve observability and monitoring capabilities. By incorporating AI, Grafana aims to make observability more accessible and efficient for both technical and non-technical users. ...