As a software developer, how is observability relevant to me? What is this OpenTelemetry thing? Austin Parker gives a great overview.

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00:00 - Why do I Care?

00:53 - What is Observability?

02:05 - From “Uh-oh” to “Ohhhhh”

02:25 - Telemetry is the Foundation of Observability

02:59 - Distributed Traces are one Kind of Telemetry

03:36 - What is OpenTelemetry?