diff --git a/content/en/blog/2024/otel-get-started-survey/index.md b/content/en/blog/2024/otel-get-started-survey/index.md index 6d4f95a33d36..9c8de3799545 100644 --- a/content/en/blog/2024/otel-get-started-survey/index.md +++ b/content/en/blog/2024/otel-get-started-survey/index.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sig: End User SIG --- Getting started with new technologies can be hard, which is why we try to meet -our end-users where they are. As a part of that goal, +our end-users where they are. As a part of that goal, [the OpenTelemetry End-User SIG](/community/end-user/) recently surveyed the community to find out how we can best help our users get started with OpenTelemetry. The 104 responses we received will help drive improvements in @@ -23,17 +23,18 @@ Check out the results! 1. Comprehensive documentation (67.3% of respondents) 2. Reference implementations for instrumentation (65.3% of respondents) 3. Detailed tutorials (63.4% of respondents) -- Respondents are mostly working with containerization technologies, with 79.8% of respondents - using Kubernetes and 63.5% of respondents using Docker +- Respondents are mostly working with containerization technologies, with 79.8% + of respondents using Kubernetes and 63.5% of respondents using Docker - Over 83% of respondents stated that the Traces Specification, Instrumentation - APIs and SDKs, and Metrics Specification are the most important aspects of their OTel - journey. + APIs and SDKs, and Metrics Specification are the most important aspects of + their OTel journey. ## Detailed insights ### Q: What technologies are you using when setting up your observability journey? -Out of 104 respondents, most are working with containers: 79.8% are using Kubernetes and 63.5% are using Docker. +Out of 104 respondents, most are working with containers: 79.8% are using +Kubernetes and 63.5% are using Docker. ![Chart showing what technologies are being used](1-technologies-used.png) @@ -55,18 +56,19 @@ Out of 104 respondents: widely used languages. They are being utilized by over 50% of the respondents. [Other languages](/docs/languages/other/) used included Scala, TypeScript, -[Erlang/Elixir](docs/languages/erlang/), Perl, R, Lua, Matlab, Julia, Haskell, COBOL, Kotlin, and SAS. +[Erlang/Elixir](docs/languages/erlang/), Perl, R, Lua, Matlab, Julia, Haskell, +COBOL, Kotlin, and SAS. ![Chart showing what languages are being used](3-languages.png) ### Q: What resources do you wish you had when getting started with OpenTelemetry? -Depending on where in their observability journey they are, respondents prefer different -resources: +Depending on where in their observability journey they are, respondents prefer +different resources: - Those who are learning about observability and those who are setting up an - observability practice would like to see comprehensive documentation and detailed tutorials - and videos. + observability practice would like to see comprehensive documentation and + detailed tutorials and videos. - Those who have a well-established observability practice prefer reference implementations for instrumentation as well as comprehensive documentation. @@ -74,8 +76,10 @@ resources: ### Q: What part of the project is most important to you in your OTel journey? -Most respondents stated that [Traces Specification,](docs/specs/otel/trace/api/) [Instrumentation APIs and SDKs](/docs/languages/), -and [Metrics Specification](/docs/specs/otel/metrics/api/) are most important to them. +Most respondents stated that [Traces Specification,](docs/specs/otel/trace/api/) +[Instrumentation APIs and SDKs](/docs/languages/), and +[Metrics Specification](/docs/specs/otel/metrics/api/) are most important to +them. ![Chart showing what aspects are the most important](5-importance.png)