Observability is crucial for analyzing the inputs and outputs of LLMs and troubleshooting issues in production.
LLMs like GPT-4 can be limited by the information they were trained on, but frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex enable integration with external data sources. [ more ]
Instrumenting AWS Lambda functions with OpenTelemetry SDKs
OpenTelemetry is an open-source project that provides a unified framework for collecting observability data from distributed systems.
Using OpenTelemetry for serverless applications can help overcome challenges related to ephemeral functions and complex invocation patterns.
OpenTelemetry allows for minimal code changes to enable instrumentation and provides flexibility in configuring sampling rate and span attributes. [ more ]
Elastic Enhances OpenTelemetry with Profiling Agent, Sharing System Health Insights to the Community
Elastic is donating its continuous profiling agent to the OpenTelemetry project, enhancing performance monitoring without the need for runtime changes.
The agent, utilizing eBPF technology, provides system-wide profiling to identify performance issues, reduce unnecessary computations, and troubleshoot complex problems efficiently. [ more ]
Elastic released an alpha version of the Elastic OpenTelemetry SDK for .NET, enabling easy tracing, metrics, and logging configuration in applications. [ more ]