Overview
Watch this 21-minute video to learn how to debug OpenTelemetry logs, metrics, and traces directly in your IDE without impacting running applications. Josh Hendricks, Technology Strategist at Dynatrace, demonstrates the Dynatrace Live Debugger with the OpenTelemetry Demo app, showing how to access runtime variables, stack traces, and code profiling within Visual Studio Code and IntelliJ. Follow along with the integration of OpenTelemetry observability data and Dynatrace debugging capabilities to streamline issue resolution in production environments. Discover how to gain deeper visibility, control runtime insights, and resolve issues faster through a comprehensive walkthrough that covers OpenTelemetry Demo App setup, pipeline configuration, problem identification, live debugging techniques, distributed tracing, and performance profiling.
Syllabus
00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - OpenTelemetry Demo App Setup
05:12 - Live Demo: Setup
05:28 - OpenPipeline Setup
05:58 - OTel Demo App Use Case
07:15 - From Dynatrace Problem to Debug
07:50 - Live Debugger
13:18 - From Debugger to Trace
13:38 - Distributed Tracing App
15:28 - Services App
16:05 - Process and Profiling
19:55 - Wrap Up
Taught by
Dynatrace