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15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions content/en/docs/what-is-opentelemetry.md
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description: A brief explanation of what OpenTelemetry is and isn't.
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
intentionally left to other tools.

<div class="td-max-width-on-larger-screens">
{{< youtube iEEIabOha8U >}}
</div>

For more videos in this series and additional resources, see
[What next?](#what-next)

## What is observability?

[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!
- Learn about [OpenTelemetry concepts](../concepts/).
- [Watch videos][] from the [OTel for beginners][] or other [playlists].
- Sign up for [training](/training), including the **free course**
[Getting started with OpenTelemetry](/training/#courses).

[Cloud Native Computing Foundation]: https://www.cncf.io
[instr]: ../concepts/instrumentation
[Jaeger]: https://www.jaegertracing.io/
[logs]: ../concepts/signals/logs/
[metrics]: ../concepts/signals/metrics/
[observability]: ../concepts/observability-primer/#what-is-observability
[OTel for beginners]:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVYDBkQ1TdyyWjeWJSjXYUaJFVhplRtvN
[playlists]: https://www.youtube.com/@otel-official/playlists
[Prometheus]: https://prometheus.io/
[telemetry data]: ../concepts/signals/
[traces]: ../concepts/signals/traces/
[Watch videos]: https://www.youtube.com/@otel-official
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