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description : A brief explanation of what OpenTelemetry is and isn't.
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aliases : [/about, /docs/concepts/what-is-opentelemetry, /otel]
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OpenTelemetry is:
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The backend (storage) and the frontend (visualization) of telemetry data are
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intentionally left to other tools.
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+ {{< youtube iEEIabOha8U >}}
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+ </div >
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+ For more videos in this series and additional resources, see [ What next?] ( #what-next )
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## What is observability?
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[ Observability] is the ability to understand the internal state of a system by
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- [ Getting started] ( ../getting-started/ ) &mdash ; jump right in!
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- Learn about [ OpenTelemetry concepts] ( ../concepts/ ) .
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+ - [ Watch videos] [ ] from the [ OTel for beginners] [ ] or other [ playlists] .
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+ - Sign up for [ training] ( /training ) , including the ** free course**
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+ [ Getting started with OpenTelemetry] ( /training/#courses ) .
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[ Cloud Native Computing Foundation ] : https://www.cncf.io
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[ instr ] : ../concepts/instrumentation
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[ Jaeger ] : https://www.jaegertracing.io/
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[ logs ] : ../concepts/signals/logs/
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[ metrics ] : ../concepts/signals/metrics/
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[ observability ] : ../concepts/observability-primer/#what-is-observability
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+ [ OTel for beginners] :
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+ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVYDBkQ1TdyyWjeWJSjXYUaJFVhplRtvN
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+ [ playlists ] : https://www.youtube.com/@otel-official/playlists
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[ Prometheus ] : https://prometheus.io/
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[ telemetry data ] : ../concepts/signals/
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[ traces ] : ../concepts/signals/traces/
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+ [ Watch videos ] : https://www.youtube.com/@otel-official
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