The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) on Thursday announced the graduation of OpenTelemetry, the open source observability framework that has become one of the most widely adopted pieces of infrastructure in cloud-native computing.
The milestone for OpenTelemetry reflects widespread production adoption and a stable, vendor-neutral observability standard Key Highlights: MINNEAPOLIS – OBSERVABILITY SUMMIT – May 21, 2026 – The Cloud Native Computing Foundation® (CNCF®), which builds sustainable ecosystems for…
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