Intro to Tail Sampling with the OpenTelemetry Collector and Splunk Observability Cloud

Описание: In this video you’ll learn how to effectively manage high-volume telemetry data using tail sampling with OpenTelemetry and Splunk Observability Cloud. This video introduces the concept of tail sampling and provides a hands-on demonstration.

We'll show you how to configure the OpenTelemetry Collector with specific sampling policies to capture error and high latency traces while keeping a fraction of normal traffic. We’ll use the OpenTelemetry Collector and Splunk Observability Cloud to show you the impact of sampling policies and discuss important considerations.

TOC:
00:00 Head vs Tail Sampling
02:07 Project overview
03:03 Application code and configuration review
07:37 Run sampling configurations
09:08 Compare results in Splunk Observability Cloud
10:39 Impact of tail sampling on metrics
12:27 Conclusion