Getting Started with OpenTelemetry in .NET

Summary

This video demonstrates how to get started with OpenTelemetry in .NET applications using free and open-source tools like Grafana and Prometheus for metrics visualization. OpenTelemetry is presented as the industry standard for collecting application telemetry, allowing developers to export and visualize this data effectively. The practical takeaway is to adopt OpenTelemetry for consistent telemetry collection across applications, moving away from older methods, with an introduction to .NET Aspire for managing distributed systems.