Modern observability for your .NET apps with OpenTelemetry by Joao Grassi

This meetup is organized by DotNetDevs.at (https://dotnetdevs.at/).

Abstract:

Technology and the way we build software have changed a lot over the years. Nowadays, we deploy several times per day, our apps are distributed across the globe, and they need to be fast and be able to handle massive loads. Crazy, right?

But do you know what's even more complex nowadays? Discovering and (hopefully!) fixing issues in such modern applications.

In simple applications, it was easy to discover and solve issues. Add a few log lines to important places across your apps, configure alerts based on them in your tool of choice, and the job is done.

But how do you discover and fix issues when your apps are running and deployed in such heterogeneous, distributed environments? I'm sorry, but I need to break it to you. That sweet log line + alert combo is not going to cut it anymore.

Thankfully for us, the way we discover software issues has also evolved a lot over the years. There's even a shiny "new" tool in the block. Welcome modern observability with OpenTelemetry!

In this talk, I will take you on an observability journey. We will talk about what observability is and how everything is connected with this OpenTelemetry thing. Then, we will see how you can leverage this in your .NET apps, bringing them to the modern era of observability.

Joao is a Software Engineer with over 8 years of experience in .NET and C#. As an Open Source enthusiast, Joao has recently shifted his career from working as a full-time .NET developer to being a full-time Open Source contributor to all things OpenTelemetry at Dynatrace.

This event will be in-person at our location sponsor Dynatrace, which will provide free drinks and food at the meetup.

Dynatrace is one of Austria’s big success stories in recent history. Founded 2005 in Linz, we're now one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies on the planet.
Dynatrace is the market leader in software intelligence: we provide full-stack insights into user sessions, applications' runtimes, and infrastructure.

Timetable:

• 18:00: Door opens at Dynatrace & Stream starts at
  https://www.twitch.tv/dotnetdevsat or
  https://www.youtube.com/c/DotNetDevsAustria
• 18:15: Intro
• 18:20: Talk starts
• 19:15: Food & Drinks
• 21:00: End

Recordings will be available afterward on https://go.dotnetdevs.at/recordings

This meetup is organized by DotNetDevs.at (https://dotnetdevs.at/).

This meetup is sponsored by

• TietoEvry Austria (https://www.tieto.at/)
• Rubicon (https://www.rubicon.eu/)
• JetBrains (https://jetbrains.com)

Exact way to the location:
When you arrive at the ICON tower, walk straight to the info point and ask for a visitor’s card for Dynatrace (22nd floor). They will explain your way to tower 24.
Walk through the 1st glass door. At the 2nd glass door, you will need your visitor’s card (left side) and hold it against the card reader to open.
At the turnstiles, hold your visitor card against the card reader, walk through and have a look at the screen on your slide (while entering).