Enhancing .NET 8 API Observability with OpenTelemetry - Meetup by Rupenkumar Anjaria

In this session, Rupenkumar Anjaria, a seasoned Software Engineer at Acclaim Systems Inc., explores the fundamentals of building a robust observability stack for .NET 8 API environments using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana. As modern software systems grow increasingly complex, reliable performance and effective monitoring are crucial. Rupenkumar demonstrates integrating OpenTelemetry to collect essential telemetry data like traces, metrics, and logs, enabling seamless performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization. The talk also covers how to use Prometheus to scrape metrics and visualize them in real time with Grafana, giving developers actionable insights into application performance. By the end, viewers will have a solid grasp of observability essentials and practical steps to enhance their .NET 8 APIs.