In today's distributed cloud environments, understanding system behavior has become increasingly complex. While traditional monitoring tools have served us well, the Microsoft ecosystem is [embracing](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/app/opentelemetry-overview#opentelemetry) OpenTelemetry (OTel) as the future of telemetry instrumentation for observability.

The session will showcase real-world implementation patterns, with focus on a basic app to advanced scenarios of OpenTelemetry across Microsoft's diverse service portfolio. We'll explore how Azure's native services like a simple .NET application, Azure function, and how Azure Monitor's OpenTelemetry support brings everything together, enabling powerful analysis and visualization of your telemetry data.

Attendees will discover how to implement OpenTelemetry in .NET applications, configure custom instrumentation, enable Open Telemetry for various Azure services to leverage Azure’s OpenTelemetry support for advanced analytics with Open Standards.

- App Insights with OTel
- Azure Monitor OTel distro
- .NET OTel Libraries
- Azure Function with OTel