Guide / 6 min read Do not tune every metric: start with a 60-second scrape interval A practical 60-second metric collection default, with the alerting, query, source-load, and billing checks needed for justified exceptions. Published Aug 18, 2026 observability metrics opentelemetry
Guide / 21 min read Query-level PostgreSQL evidence with OpenTelemetry: a privilege decision, not a config flag Query samples, blocking evidence and pg_stat_statements are not config flags. Each one buys diagnostic power for a privilege, for query text leaving the database, or for work the receiver makes PostgreSQL do. What each costs, measured. Published Aug 12, 2026 postgresql opentelemetry observability
Guide / 16 min read A database receiver is not database observability: PostgreSQL with OpenTelemetry The PostgreSQL receiver reports what the server is doing; your traces report what the request felt. Neither joins the other. A staged guide to server metrics, client spans and pool telemetry, with what each one cannot tell you. Published Jul 31, 2026 postgresql opentelemetry observability
Guide / 12 min read Beyond the defaults: extending Kubernetes enrichment with your own labels and annotations Add Kubernetes pod and namespace labels or annotations to OpenTelemetry logs with the k8s_attributes processor. Published Jul 1, 2026 opentelemetry kubernetes observability
Guide / 8 min read A Local Lab for Debugging OpenTelemetry Collector Pipelines Use Docker Compose to prove that traces, metrics, and logs pass through each OpenTelemetry Collector pipeline before you debug the backend. Published May 30, 2026 opentelemetry collector prometheus
Guide / 8 min read OpenTelemetry on Kubernetes: deploy node, cluster, and identity in that order How to split node-local and cluster-wide OpenTelemetry Collectors on Kubernetes with Helm, explicit OTLP export to a backend. Published May 12, 2026 kubernetes opentelemetry observability
Guide / 2 min read Unveiling Olatuak: A New Chapter in Observability Guidance When we first set out to build this product, we had a simple mission: help teams get more value out of Datadog. We saw how easy it is for observability costs t Published Nov 4, 2025 datadog observability
Guide / 5 min read The Guided Ops Era: Why Observability Needs a Compass For years, “visibility” was the holy grail. Teams instrumented everything (logs, traces, metrics), following the seemingly reasonable principle that if they col Published Nov 2, 2025 datadog observability
Guide / 3 min read Applying Datadog Metrics without Limits at Scale Now that we’ve covered the principles of Metrics without Limits (MwL), let’s explore how you can easily leverage Olatuak to take advantage of this feature. Fi Published Oct 13, 2025 datadog observability usage_optimization
Guide / 4 min read Getting Started in Datadog: The 5 Fundamentals Every Read-Only User Should Know (Part 1) So, you just got access to Datadog. You log in, and… wow, there’s a lot going on. Dashboards, metrics, traces, logs — it can feel overwhelming if you don’t know Published Oct 7, 2025 datadog observability
Guide / 4 min read The Most Common Mistakes Teams Make With Datadog Logs (and How to Avoid Them) I’ve worked with teams running Datadog Logs across some of the largest enterprises in the world. One thing I’ve noticed: most logging mistakes aren’t about Data Published Sep 15, 2025 datadog observability usage_optimization
Guide / 3 min read Setting Up HTTP Checks with the Datadog Agent HTTP checks are a simple way to monitor the availability and response times of your services. This guide walks you through installing the Datadog Agent and conf Published Sep 9, 2025 datadog observability agent
