OpenTelemetry Deep Dive: Hands-On with the OTel Collector & Bindplane

Missed the live session? Watch this 1-hour deep dive into OpenTelemetry and the OpenTelemetry Collector to learn how to optimize your telemetry pipeline. We’ll walk you through why OpenTelemetry matters, how to configure and debug the Collector in both Agent and Gateway setups, and how Bindplane simplifies large-scale Collector management. This session includes: ✅ An OpenTelemetry primer ✅ A deep dive into the Collector’s architecture ✅ A hands-on install & configuration demo ✅ A Gateway-mode demo with Bindplane ✅ Live Q&A insights to guide your next steps Whether you're new to OpenTelemetry or already experimenting, this workshop gives you practical takeaways to enhance your observability strategy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters 00:00 Intro 02:20 OpenTelemetry Primer 06:45 OpenTelemetry Collector 21:45 Demo 1: Install and Configure an OTel Collector 33:00 OpenTelemetry Deployment Patterns 42:20 Demo 2: BDOT Collector as a Gateway (Telemetry Pipeline) 57:18 Q&A