Dan Gomez Blanco
@dangb.me
Principal Strategic Solutions Architect at New Relic, OpenTelemetry Governance Committee emeritus. Lefty, drummer, and photography dabbler.
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The Governance Committee has published a new statement on the blog, outlining proposals around improving the user experience, stability, and release practices across the project.
We’d appreciate feedback from users and maintainers.
We’d appreciate feedback from users and maintainers.
Evolving OpenTelemetry's Stabilization and Release Practices
Summary OpenTelemetry is, by any metric, one of the largest and most exciting projects in the cloud native space. Over the past five years, this community has come together to build one of the most…
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November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Governance Committee has published a new statement on the blog, outlining proposals around improving the user experience, stability, and release practices across the project.
We’d appreciate feedback from users and maintainers.
We’d appreciate feedback from users and maintainers.
Company-wide day off today, time to (finally) start editing photos from a recent trip! This is about 2/15 days... so much good stuff to go through
500px.com/p/dan_gomezb...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Company-wide day off today, time to (finally) start editing photos from a recent trip! This is about 2/15 days... so much good stuff to go through
500px.com/p/dan_gomezb...
500px.com/p/dan_gomezb...
Considering the travel disruption expected for folks travelling to Atlanta, here's an idea that #KubeCon NA could copy from KubeCon EU... Rotate countries in NA every other year! I mean, who doesn't like the sound of KubeCon Cancun?
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Considering the travel disruption expected for folks travelling to Atlanta, here's an idea that #KubeCon NA could copy from KubeCon EU... Rotate countries in NA every other year! I mean, who doesn't like the sound of KubeCon Cancun?
Loving the thumbnail (randomly?) chosen for this recording from #KCD Edinburgh! "So, which signal should I use?" would've been a great title for this talk too, because that (plus giving logs the love they deserve) is what we tried to cover in less than 25 minutes 😄
#otel #opentelemetry
#otel #opentelemetry
Dan Gomez Blanco | Robert Pająk - OpenTelemetry Signals: Using the Right Tool for the Right Purpose
YouTube video by Kubernetes Community Days UK
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November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Loving the thumbnail (randomly?) chosen for this recording from #KCD Edinburgh! "So, which signal should I use?" would've been a great title for this talk too, because that (plus giving logs the love they deserve) is what we tried to cover in less than 25 minutes 😄
#otel #opentelemetry
#otel #opentelemetry
Nominations close today! If you know anyone (truly anyone, doesn't have to be a project maintainer or code contributor) that has helped you in your #OTel journey, or that you think has helped the community in different ways, give them your appreciation via our Community Awards!
Last call: OpenTelemetry Community Awards nominations close soon! If someone helped you ship, scale, or learn this year, nominate them now:
2025 OpenTelemetry Community Awards
OpenTelemetry is a community-driven project, fueled by a group of awesome humans who are actively revolutionizing the field of observability with their contributions. Whether it’s through code,…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Nominations close today! If you know anyone (truly anyone, doesn't have to be a project maintainer or code contributor) that has helped you in your #OTel journey, or that you think has helped the community in different ways, give them your appreciation via our Community Awards!
The tail of a distribution is always interesting... like whoever decided to give The Witcher S04E05 a 10 on IMBD!
November 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
The tail of a distribution is always interesting... like whoever decided to give The Witcher S04E05 a 10 on IMBD!
Voting for the @opentelemetry.io Governance Committee elections is now open! If you're eligible, head to vote.heliosvoting.org/helios/elect... and cast your vote! It takes 2 minutes, but make sure you go to end until you see this screen otherwise your vote doesn't count!
Power to the people! ✊
Power to the people! ✊
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Voting for the @opentelemetry.io Governance Committee elections is now open! If you're eligible, head to vote.heliosvoting.org/helios/elect... and cast your vote! It takes 2 minutes, but make sure you go to end until you see this screen otherwise your vote doesn't count!
Power to the people! ✊
Power to the people! ✊
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The second phase of the OpenTelemetry CI/CD special interest group (SIG) is approved and merged! 🎉
If you're interested in #cicd #observability #SemanticConventions #opentelemetry - join us!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@opentelemetry.io
If you're interested in #cicd #observability #SemanticConventions #opentelemetry - join us!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@opentelemetry.io
October 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The second phase of the OpenTelemetry CI/CD special interest group (SIG) is approved and merged! 🎉
If you're interested in #cicd #observability #SemanticConventions #opentelemetry - join us!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@opentelemetry.io
If you're interested in #cicd #observability #SemanticConventions #opentelemetry - join us!
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@opentelemetry.io
Want to recognise a contributor or say some nice words about someone that made your life easier, or that helped OpenTelemetry grow? Nominate them for the OpenTelemetry Community Awards! This could be anyone, inside or outside the OpenTelemetry project!
Know someone who made OpenTelemetry better this year? Nominate them for the 2025 Community Awards:
2025 OpenTelemetry Community Awards
OpenTelemetry is a community-driven project, fueled by a group of awesome humans who are actively revolutionizing the field of observability with their contributions. Whether it’s through code,…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Want to recognise a contributor or say some nice words about someone that made your life easier, or that helped OpenTelemetry grow? Nominate them for the OpenTelemetry Community Awards! This could be anyone, inside or outside the OpenTelemetry project!
Super excided about this. Come join us in Brussels!
🎤 OpenTelemetry Unplugged
We’re bringing the community together the day after FOSDEM for an unconference: attendee-driven breakouts and a project roadmap session run with the OTel Governance Committee.
📍 Sparks Meeting, Brussels | 🗓️ Mon Feb 2, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–19:00
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/LYKI9dl
We’re bringing the community together the day after FOSDEM for an unconference: attendee-driven breakouts and a project roadmap session run with the OTel Governance Committee.
📍 Sparks Meeting, Brussels | 🗓️ Mon Feb 2, 2026 | ⏰ 09:00–19:00
🎟️ Register: buff.ly/LYKI9dl
OTel Unplugged EU 2026
A community-driven unconference where you shape the topics and influence OpenTelemetry’s future.
events.humanitix.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Super excided about this. Come join us in Brussels!
Don't take it from mainstream news or any government official, this is a short and clear explanation of the legal situation regarding @freedomflotilla.bsky.social by a Professor of International Law at the Australian National University.
Israel’s interception of the Gaza aid flotilla is a clear violation of international law
Flotilla organisers say the Israeli military boarded their ships in international waters, where they have the right to freedom of navigation.
theconversation.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Don't take it from mainstream news or any government official, this is a short and clear explanation of the legal situation regarding @freedomflotilla.bsky.social by a Professor of International Law at the Australian National University.
Reposted by Dan Gomez Blanco
Join us in welcoming the newest members of the #OpenTelemetry Technical Committee! 🎉
buff.ly/9Ctgeit
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Announcing OpenTelemetry Technical Committee Election Results
The OpenTelemetry Technical Committee is delighted to announce two new elected members! Please join us in congratulating David Ashpole and Josh MacDonald! Both David and Josh are long-time…
opentelemetry.io
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join us in welcoming the newest members of the #OpenTelemetry Technical Committee! 🎉
buff.ly/9Ctgeit
buff.ly/9Ctgeit
And then some of us grumble when we have to explain the value of observability over and over again... 😬
From the git community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the git community
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September 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
And then some of us grumble when we have to explain the value of observability over and over again... 😬
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Spain will not be participating in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed to compete, the state broadcaster announced
Spain announces boycott of Eurovision unless Israel is withdrawn
www.thenational.scot
September 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Spain will not be participating in Eurovision 2026 if Israel is allowed to compete, the state broadcaster announced
Best part of preparing presentations? The memes, always the memes
#opentelemetry #otel #observability #context #correlation
#opentelemetry #otel #observability #context #correlation
September 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Best part of preparing presentations? The memes, always the memes
#opentelemetry #otel #observability #context #correlation
#opentelemetry #otel #observability #context #correlation
We all talk about high-quality telemetry, AI-assisted RCA, advanced tooling... but honestly, it's all meaningless without the foundational basis of system (and subsystem) boundaries, ownership, and responsibility.
September 16, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We all talk about high-quality telemetry, AI-assisted RCA, advanced tooling... but honestly, it's all meaningless without the foundational basis of system (and subsystem) boundaries, ownership, and responsibility.
On the downside, I have spent my Sunday drying my passports (yes, both, Spanish and British) very carefully after they went through the wash, learning about passport validity, and finding out that I cannot get any of them replaced in time for my trip to India and Bhutan in 9 days. On the upside...
September 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On the downside, I have spent my Sunday drying my passports (yes, both, Spanish and British) very carefully after they went through the wash, learning about passport validity, and finding out that I cannot get any of them replaced in time for my trip to India and Bhutan in 9 days. On the upside...
Visited family last week and saw the tail end of this... 😢 As someone that left Galicia more than 15 years ago and visits often, I've seen the effects of climate change exponentially turn my rainy and green homeland into something unrecognisable at times, bit by bit.
🔥Seguimos hablando de incendios:
📷Radiografía aérea de la devastación tras el fuego. Imágenes de Pedro Armestre para @greenpeace.es desde el aire de los estragos que los recientes incendios forestales han dejado en León, Ourense y Zamora.
https://elsal.to/43834
📷Radiografía aérea de la devastación tras el fuego. Imágenes de Pedro Armestre para @greenpeace.es desde el aire de los estragos que los recientes incendios forestales han dejado en León, Ourense y Zamora.
https://elsal.to/43834
September 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Visited family last week and saw the tail end of this... 😢 As someone that left Galicia more than 15 years ago and visits often, I've seen the effects of climate change exponentially turn my rainy and green homeland into something unrecognisable at times, bit by bit.
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UN-backed experts declared famine in Gaza for the first time.
“The Gaza famine is the world’s famine,” UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said. “For humanity’s sake, let us in.”
Watch Fletcher’s unfiltered interview with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, from earlier this summer: zeteo.com/p/un-humanit...
“The Gaza famine is the world’s famine,” UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said. “For humanity’s sake, let us in.”
Watch Fletcher’s unfiltered interview with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, from earlier this summer: zeteo.com/p/un-humanit...
UN Humanitarian Chief: ‘I’ve Started Therapy’ After Witnessing ‘Death’ and ‘Trauma’ in Gaza
Mehdi sits down with top UN official Tom Fletcher, who has traveled to conflict zones across the world but says ‘nothing was as bad as going to Gaza.’
zeteo.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
UN-backed experts declared famine in Gaza for the first time.
“The Gaza famine is the world’s famine,” UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said. “For humanity’s sake, let us in.”
Watch Fletcher’s unfiltered interview with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, from earlier this summer: zeteo.com/p/un-humanit...
“The Gaza famine is the world’s famine,” UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said. “For humanity’s sake, let us in.”
Watch Fletcher’s unfiltered interview with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social, from earlier this summer: zeteo.com/p/un-humanit...
Reposted by Dan Gomez Blanco
Our latest blog post shows how the End User SIG created a low-effort, data-driven way for the community to signal what matters most. So the next time you’re browsing issues, don’t read and leave. If an issue resonates, give the description a 👍. That’s it. Like it. That’s the signal.
buff.ly/qczEqCH
buff.ly/qczEqCH
More Signal, Less Noise: How GitHub Issue Reactions Help Prioritize
Did you know that OpenTelemetry has had more than 23,000 contributors—that’s individuals who shared issues, commits, pull requests, or comments on GitHub—since the project started? We always…
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August 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our latest blog post shows how the End User SIG created a low-effort, data-driven way for the community to signal what matters most. So the next time you’re browsing issues, don’t read and leave. If an issue resonates, give the description a 👍. That’s it. Like it. That’s the signal.
buff.ly/qczEqCH
buff.ly/qczEqCH
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This is clearly where this is all going
August 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is clearly where this is all going
Hearing Oasis playing at Murrayfield Stadium from my flat... As a Blur fan, I can only think...
a close up of a man singing into a microphone with the word shush behind him
Alt: A close up of a Damon Albarn singing into a microphone with the word "shush" in front
media.tenor.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hearing Oasis playing at Murrayfield Stadium from my flat... As a Blur fan, I can only think...
Spoken word gig at @edfringe.bsky.social, small audience, active participation. Got asked what I do. Panic. Observability Architect would be wtf so conversation moves on to open source... And just like that I got a poem (and a great performance). Thanks Brian! Go watch him at the Royal Scots Club!
August 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Spoken word gig at @edfringe.bsky.social, small audience, active participation. Got asked what I do. Panic. Observability Architect would be wtf so conversation moves on to open source... And just like that I got a poem (and a great performance). Thanks Brian! Go watch him at the Royal Scots Club!
Reposted by Dan Gomez Blanco
New blog post! #OpenTelemetry in Practice: Alibaba's OpenTelemetry Journey
OTel in Practice: Alibaba's OpenTelemetry Journey
In the latest session of OTel in Practice, engineers Huxing Zhang and Steve Rao shared Alibaba’s journey adopting OpenTelemetry within their services. The discussion focused on a wide range of…
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August 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
New blog post! #OpenTelemetry in Practice: Alibaba's OpenTelemetry Journey
I've just realised I've not shared this over here! A couple of weeks ago I decided to put together some of my thoughts about what we mean by "good" telemetry, how it necessitates #OpenTelemetry and by extension semconv/Weaver, and how it relates to #InstrumentationScore and maturity models.
What does ‘good’ telemetry look like?
Explore why you need good quality observability data to operate systems efficiently, the value of doing so, and how Instrumentation Score can help.
newrelic.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've just realised I've not shared this over here! A couple of weeks ago I decided to put together some of my thoughts about what we mean by "good" telemetry, how it necessitates #OpenTelemetry and by extension semconv/Weaver, and how it relates to #InstrumentationScore and maturity models.