A critical view point on OpenTelemetry implementation from VictoriaMetrics.

In nutshell, the idea is good, but the implementation is too bloated, which often happens when the aim is to provide a one-size-fits-all solution.

As a commenter pointed out in a Reddit discussion:

 problem is they are right, otel is a simple idea standardize observability. However when you get every vendor involved it can expand to a huge project very quick.

#observability #otel