As distributed systems become the norm, observability is no longer optional, it’s essential. This session introduces .NET developers to the power of OpenTelemetry for capturing rich telemetry across their applications. We’ll explore how to evolve from simply using ILogger everywhere to creating structured, meaningful spans that contain detailed events and context.

Learn how to instrument your code with minimal friction, define custom metrics that reflect real business value, and export telemetry to multiple backends. Collected data will be visualized in Aspire Dashboard, Grafana, and Azure Monitor, demonstrating how each platform supports insight-driven diagnostics and monitoring.

Whether you’re building APIs, background services, or distributed systems, this session will equip you with practical techniques to modernize your observability stack and improve application reliability.

Intermediate-level .NET developers interested in transitioning from traditional logging to modern observability practices.