OpenTelemetry Profiles Enters Public Alpha
Summary
OpenTelemetry Profiles has entered public alpha, introducing a unified standard for production profiling and enabling cross-signal observability with traces, metrics, and logs. The post explains the data representation, the new eBPF-based profiler, and how Profiles integrates with the OpenTelemetry ecosystem, plus getting started steps and a note that alpha is not for critical production workloads. It also highlights ecosystem tooling, conformance checks, and opportunities for community feedback.