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Monitor AWS Lambda OpenTelemetry traces with Datadog

What's this blog post about?

Datadog has partnered with AWS to launch their managed Lambda Layer for OpenTelemetry, extending OpenTelemetry tracing to Lambda functions. This collaboration allows users to collect OpenTelemetry traces from Python, Node.js, and Java Lambda functions without any application code changes. The Lambda Extensions feature offers a seamless way for monitoring and security tools to integrate with the Lambda execution environment. By using this managed Lambda Layer, developers can focus on building their applications while maintaining high performance and minimizing operational complexity.

Company
Datadog

Date published
April 29, 2021

Author(s)
Alex Cuoci, Kai Xin Tai

Word count
804

Language
English

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