Better Observability with OpenTelemetry

We are excited to announce the September meetup scheduled for Thursday September 18th.

1st Presentation:
Better Observability with OpenTelemetry

Better observability isn’t just about system uptime — it’s about understanding the real impact of your applications on users and business outcomes. In this session, we’ll explore how OpenTelemetry is enabling that shift by unifying logs, metrics, and traces within a flexible, vendor-agnostic framework.
We’ll walk through how teams are leveraging the OpenTelemetry Collector to enrich telemetry, reduce tool sprawl, and build resilient observability pipelines that drive faster troubleshooting and smarter decision-making. Expect real-world lessons from enterprise-scale OTEL adoption — the wins, the challenges, and what’s next.
In this session, you will learn:

• Why OpenTelemetry is foundational for modern observability
• The biggest benefits of OTEL — and what it doesn’t solve
• Practical insights from working with global-scale organizations
• Tips for enriching telemetry and structuring successful OTEL adoption
• Open Q&A

Why Attend

• Connect with engineers and leaders shaping open observability at scale
• Learn practical strategies from real-world implementation stories
• Share challenges, solutions, and ideas with the broader community
• Level up your understanding of observability pipelines in complex environments

Speaker Bio:
Rajeev Govindan
Principal Solution Architect at Coralogix

Rajeev Govindan brings over 25+ years of hands-on experience leading monitoring, observability and performance strategies for some of the world’s most demanding environments — from Fortune 500 financial systems to global airlines and AI-driven enterprises.

At Coralogix, Rajeev advises top engineering teams on building scalable observability stacks using OpenTelemetry and stream-based analytics — often increasing visibility, flexibility and performance at a lower observability budget. With a deep background across observability, APM, and machine learning monitoring, he’s passionate about helping teams adopt open standards that just work.

Prior to Coralogix, Rajeev held senior roles at Fiddler AI, Cisco AppDynamics, TIBCO and EMC, where he helped organizations unlock the full value of their data through performance engineering, system visibility, and customer-centric enablement.

6:30 - 6:45 - Social
6:45 - 6:55 - Club Business
6:55 - 8:30 - Better Observability with OpenTelemetry
8.30 - 8.35 - Social/Wrap-up