We all know that observability is a must-have for operating systems in production. But we often neglect our own backyard - our software release process. As a result, we also lack standardization, and each CI/CD tool invent its own way of reporting about pipeline runs, which causes fragmentation, lock-in and difficulty to leverage existing observability tools.

We've been talking about the need for a common "language" for reporting and observing CI/CD pipelines for years, and finally, we see the first "words" of this language entering the "dictionary" of observability - the OpenTelemetry open specification and semantic conventions. On this talk the OTel CI/CD SIG lead will share the need, and the work of the SIG.

Join us to learn about this new SIG, its role, the milestones achieved and roadmap ahead. The talk will also discuss the alignment with adjacent open source communities such as the CDF's Jenkins and CDEvents and the Eiffel community.