Build • Guide • 9 min read Collector to Collector: choose authentication for the hop you have Two Collectors can authenticate with TLS, mTLS, basic auth, bearer tokens, OIDC, or a service mesh. Each answers a different question, and the right one depends on the boundary the hop crosses. Published Sep 4, 2026 opentelemetry collector observability
Build • Guide • 12 min read Beyond the defaults: extending Kubernetes enrichment with your own labels and annotations Add Kubernetes pod and namespace labels or annotations to OpenTelemetry logs with the k8s_attributes processor. Published Jul 1, 2026 opentelemetry kubernetes observability
Build • Guide • 8 min read OpenTelemetry on Kubernetes: deploy node, cluster, and identity in that order How to split node-local and cluster-wide OpenTelemetry Collectors on Kubernetes with Helm, explicit OTLP export to a backend. Published May 12, 2026 kubernetes opentelemetry observability
Build • Guide • 3 min read Datadog Mastery: Infrastructure Welcome to the Datadog Mastery series—a collection of hands-on tutorials designed to guide you from your first Agent installation to advanced monitoring strateg Published Apr 28, 2025 datadog observability zero_to_hero
Scale • Guide • 6 min read Kubernetes: Unlocking Cost Efficiency and Maximizing Cluster Potential Kubernetes is a powerful tool that delivers incredible benefits, including improved reliability, scalability, and significant cost savings. However, despite its Published Apr 22, 2025 datadog observability usage_optimization
Build • Guide • 12 min read How to monitor Wordpress with Datadog Welcome to the world of web domination, where WordPress stands as one of the web’s driving forces. While there’s a plethora of hosting… Published Jan 18, 2024 datadog observability kubernetes
