> It makes it easy to switch to a cheaper or better service with minimal lock-in
Got any examples?
I tried running my own "stack" for a project I wanted alerting on. I landed on Jaeger all-in-one (wasted time on Zipkin, the UI just was nowhere near as good as it ought to be) Docker container in docker-compose with COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED.
Add another exporter to the `otel-config.yaml` and if they support it properly that should literally be all it takes. That said, "if they support it properly" is exactly what otel is working on. It's super stable for a <v1 release but is still missing some features and polish imho that prevents it from getting the official v1 tag.
If you're looking for something a bit more "few-clicks-and-you-are-up-and-running", check out OpsVerse ObserveNow: https://opsverse.io/observenow-observability/ .. Entirely powered by OSS tools, ingestion-driven pricing, and without the hassle of managing the stack and scaling up.
I wish I knew the right answer between "spin up a cloud VPS Linux server and run your own with Docker compose" and pay $150/mo for something like DataDog
Got any examples?
I tried running my own "stack" for a project I wanted alerting on. I landed on Jaeger all-in-one (wasted time on Zipkin, the UI just was nowhere near as good as it ought to be) Docker container in docker-compose with COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED.