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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 +enablement content from the community as well as vendors. + +Check out the results! + +## Key takeaways + +- No matter their level of OTel experience, folks would like to see the + following: + 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. +- 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. + +## 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. + +![Chart showing what technologies are being used](1-technologies-used.png) + +### Q: Where in your observability journey is your organization? + +Out of 104 respondents: + +- 25% are beginners and they are learning about observability or have used + monitoring tools. +- 49% are intermediates and are setting up observability practice. +- 26% are experts and have a well-established observability practice. + +![Chart showing where in their observability journey they are](2-level.png) + +### Q: What languages are you using in your organization? + +[JavaScript](/docs/languages/js/), [Java](/docs/languages/java/), +[Go](/docs/languages/go/), and [Python](/docs/languages/python/) are the most +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. + +![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: + +- 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. +- Those who have a well-established observability practice prefer reference + implementations for instrumentation as well as comprehensive documentation. + +![Chart showing what resources folks want](4-resources.png) + +### 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. + +![Chart showing what aspects are the most important](5-importance.png) + +## Learn more + +For a more detailed look at the survey results, you can check out the +[results](https://github.com/open-telemetry/sig-end-user/tree/main/end-user-surveys/getting-started). + +## Keep in touch + +Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey! We rely on your feedback to +help guide the future development of OpenTelemetry and to ensure it continues to +meet your evolving needs. We will post upcoming surveys in the following +avenues: + +- [#otel-sig-end-user Slack channel](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C01RT3MSWGZ) + – you can also reach out to us here! +- [End user resources page](/community/end-user/). diff --git a/static/refcache.json b/static/refcache.json index a1fd521d0f53..49330b5568dd 100644 --- a/static/refcache.json +++ b/static/refcache.json @@ -2195,6 +2195,10 @@ "StatusCode": 200, "LastSeen": "2024-06-06T19:18:46.235285+02:00" }, + "https://github.com/AnaMMedina21": { + "StatusCode": 200, + "LastSeen": "2024-06-12T10:03:18.479945-07:00" + }, "https://github.com/Aneurysm9": { "StatusCode": 200, "LastSeen": "2024-01-18T20:06:35.565079-05:00" @@ -6331,6 +6335,10 @@ "StatusCode": 206, "LastSeen": "2024-05-06T07:53:28.903161-07:00" }, + "https://opentelemetry.io/community/end-user/": { + "StatusCode": 206, + "LastSeen": "2024-06-12T10:03:19.48038-07:00" + }, "https://opentelemetry.io/community/mission/": { "StatusCode": 206, "LastSeen": "2024-06-06T19:18:50.53437+02:00"