Last Updated: November 21, 2025
Signal Types
| Signal | Role |
|---|---|
Metrics
|
Numeric measurements for dashboards |
Logs
|
Event streams with context |
Traces
|
Request graphs and spans |
Telemetry Pipeline
otelcol --config=config.yaml
Collect metrics/logs/traces in one agent
prometheus --config.file=prom.yml
Scrape exporters on schedule
loki -config.file=loki.yml
Store log streams with labels
Alerting Actions
alertmanager reload
Pick up new routes/policies
pagerduty trigger
Fire incident payload
opsgenie ack
Acknowledge before escalating
💡 Pro Tip:
Always tag telemetry with environment/service to filter noise.