Splunk, the cybersecurity and observability leader, is introducing new innovations that deliver a seamless OpenTelemetry experience, providing organizations with flexibility, customization, and freedom from vendor lock-in with no manual setup.
With the introduction of these new capabilities, Splunk provides a more intuitive, simplified OpenTelemetry experience that ensures organizations can seamlessly integrate open-source observability into their software delivery and build a top observability practice, the company said.
Recognizing the great advantages of OpenTelemetry, Splunk made it the foundation of its Splunk Observability Cloud solution and are continuing to ensure organizations benefit from the framework’s vendor-neutral telemetry with unmatched ease of use.
These new solutions include Service Inventory, enhanced capabilities for Kubernetes troubleshooting, and expanded support for automatic setup of OpenTelemetry instrumentation for applications.
Service Inventory addresses the operational challenges of large-scale observability building on infrastructure inventory, automatic discovery and automatic configuration. This new capability:
- Provides end-to-end visibility – Automatically detects all third-party applications, like databases and message queues.
- Guides users through configuration – Provides step-by-step recommendations for seamless OpenTelemetry setup.
- Identifies and resolves visibility gaps – Highlights missing instrumentation, allowing enterprises to proactively address blind spots across their infrastructure.
“Splunk customers benefit from OpenTelemetry’s full power, with a frictionless experience that ensures complete visibility, so they can attain flexibility and ownership of their data,” said Morgan McLean, OpenTelemetry co-founder and senior director of product management at Splunk, a Cisco company. “OpenTelemetry should be effortless to use, and Splunk is committed to making that a reality with the introduction of Service Inventory and expanded automation. These enhancements give customers the power to build a leading observability practice with the ability to instrument and monitor their environments without the complexity of manual configuration.”
Splunk enhanced its Kubernetes monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to further enrich visibility and empower teams to quickly detect and resolve issues within Kubernetes clusters, reducing downtime and improving performance.
Further strengthening Splunk’s OpenTelemetry offering, the company is rolling out OpenTelemetry Python 2.0 and Node.js 3.0, delivering greater flexibility and improved performance for cloud-native applications.
As part of Cisco, Splunk continues to champion OpenTelemetry adoption. Cisco ThousandEyes and Splunk AppDynamics natively support OpenTelemetry, enabling a seamless observability experience across the entire IT stack, according to the companies.
Service Inventory is available globally for all Splunk Observability Cloud customers. And Kubernetes troubleshooting enhancements and expanded OpenTelemetry language support are available globally.
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