# Why (And How) GitHub Is Adopting OpenTelemetry | the GitHub Blog ![rw-book-cover](https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GitHub-open-telemetry_social.png?fit=1200%2C630) URL:: https://github.blog/2021-05-26-why-and-how-github-is-adopting-opentelemetry/ Author:: Wolfgang Hennerbichler ## Highlights > OpenTelemetry introduces a common, vendor-neutral format for telemetry signals: OTLP. It also enables telemetry signals to be easily correlated with each other. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff3jaex6n047fc6sw6krsf47)) > ![](https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GitHub-open-telemetry-fig-1.png?w=1600) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff3je04cttazzyt5gsghdvfp)) > [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/) is a [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/) project and it’s been up and running for quite some time. It’s a project with an incredibly wide scope, and one that we believe has real potential to transform how our entire industry approaches one of the most necessary aspects of our work—how to observe and understand our systems. That’s why we’re so excited about it, and why we’re introducing it to our engineers. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff3jefdbbevczyjrn05mv40b)) - Note: e --- Title: Why (And How) GitHub Is Adopting OpenTelemetry | the GitHub Blog Author: Wolfgang Hennerbichler Tags: readwise, articles date: 2024-01-30 --- # Why (And How) GitHub Is Adopting OpenTelemetry | the GitHub Blog ![rw-book-cover](https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GitHub-open-telemetry_social.png?fit=1200%2C630) URL:: https://github.blog/2021-05-26-why-and-how-github-is-adopting-opentelemetry/ Author:: Wolfgang Hennerbichler ## AI-Generated Summary Building on top of OpenTelemetry empowers us to provide integrated and opinionated observability solutions for our application engineers. ## Highlights > OpenTelemetry introduces a common, vendor-neutral format for telemetry signals: OTLP. It also enables telemetry signals to be easily correlated with each other. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff3jaex6n047fc6sw6krsf47)) > ![](https://github.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/GitHub-open-telemetry-fig-1.png?w=1600) ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff3je04cttazzyt5gsghdvfp)) > [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/) is a [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/) project and it’s been up and running for quite some time. It’s a project with an incredibly wide scope, and one that we believe has real potential to transform how our entire industry approaches one of the most necessary aspects of our work—how to observe and understand our systems. That’s why we’re so excited about it, and why we’re introducing it to our engineers. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ff3jefdbbevczyjrn05mv40b)) Note: e