Azure Monitor with OpenTelemetry Part 2: Setting Up OpenTelemetry in .NET Applications

.NET developers can instrument ASP.NET Core applications with OpenTelemetry and Azure Monitor in minutes. Learn automatic instrumentation, custom spans with Activity and ActivitySource, custom metrics implementation, and production configuration patterns for comprehensive observability.

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Azure Monitor with OpenTelemetry Part 1: Understanding OpenTelemetry and Azure Monitor Integration

Understand the fundamentals of OpenTelemetry and why Azure Monitor adopted this vendor-neutral observability framework. Learn about the three pillars of observability, OpenTelemetry architecture, Azure Monitor Distro, and key differences from legacy Application Insights SDKs.

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OpenTelemetry for Node.js with Azure Monitor: Complete Implementation Guide

Learn how to implement OpenTelemetry instrumentation for Node.js applications with Azure Monitor. Complete guide covering Express and Fastify frameworks, automatic instrumentation, custom spans, custom metrics, production configuration, and migration from legacy Application Insights SDK.

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Model Context Protocol Part 6: Production Deployment and Monitoring at Scale

Master production deployment of MCP servers with Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD automation, OpenTelemetry monitoring, and performance optimization strategies for enterprise-scale AI integration.

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