OpenTelemetry for .NET Articles, Tutorials & News
OpenTelemetry for .NET articles, tutorials, and news from the DotNetNews archive.
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OpenTelemetry in .NET: End-to-End Distributed Tracing Explained
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #503
Good primer material for teams adopting distributed tracing without yet having a clear end-to-end mental model.
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Building AI-Powered API Deprecation Management Platforms with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #494
Deprecation management is a good candidate for automation, and observability belongs in that conversation.
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Improve your AI coding agent with runtime context from Aspire MCP
timdeschryver.dev Issue #479
A smart extension of AI-assisted coding: give the agent runtime truth, not just source files, and the quality of analysis improves fast.
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Propagating OpenTelemetry context in .NET
meziantou.net Issue #476
Context propagation is one of those observability details that separates usable traces from broken ones.
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Bringing Serilog-Style Destructuring to OpenTelemetry Logs
medium.com Issue #468
A useful bridge for teams moving from Serilog to OpenTelemetry without giving up structured payloads they depend on.
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Tracing Agent Sessions with OpenTelemetry & Aspire
youtube.com Issue #463
Good observability content for anyone exploring agent workflows, especially with Aspire and OpenTelemetry in the tooling loop.
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Modernizing .NET — Part 24: Modern Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
medium.com Issue #461
A solid observability primer for teams moving older services onto a more modern .NET operational stack.
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Propagating OpenTelemetry context in .NET
meziantou.net Issue #457
One of the more immediately useful observability reads here; context propagation mistakes are easy to miss.
OpenTelemetry .NET from the DotNetNews archive, curated for .NET developers who already ship production code. This is a reading list pulled from daily issues, not a substitute for the official docs on OpenTelemetry for .NET.
Use Start here for the editorial shortlist, then browse Latest or the full archive when you need more depth. Coverage leans toward OpenTelemetry .NET, OTel ASP.NET Core, distributed tracing .NET. Recent pieces worth opening: “OpenTelemetry in .NET: End-to-End Distributed Tracing Explained” and “Building Event-Driven Applications with Dapr: A Practical Guide”.
Every item links out to the original publisher and back to the DotNetNews issue where it ran.
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Newest OpenTelemetry from the archive
- OpenTelemetry in .NET: End-to-End Distributed Tracing Explained
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #503
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Building Event-Driven Applications with Dapr: A Practical Guidec-sharpcorner.com Issue #499
- Building AI-Powered API Deprecation Management Platforms with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #494
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Building a Self-Healing Background Job System with .NET Aspirec-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
- Building AI-Powered API Usage Analytics Platforms with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
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OpenTelemetry in .NET: End-to-End Distributed Tracing Explained
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #503
Master OpenTelemetry in .NET for end-to-end distributed tracing. Gain visibility, troubleshoot faster, and optimize microservices.
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Building Event-Driven Applications with Dapr: A Practical Guide
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #499
Master event-driven apps with Dapr! Learn pub/sub, state management, and observability for scalable, resilient microservices.
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Building AI-Powered API Deprecation Management Platforms with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #494
Build AI-powered API deprecation platforms with .NET, OpenTelemetry, and Azure OpenAI for safer retirements and faster migrations.
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Building an AI-Powered Root Cause Analysis System for Production Incidents in .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #492
Build an AI-powered Root Cause Analysis system in .NET to accelerate incident resolution, reduce MTTR, and enhance system reliability with modern observability.
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How to Implement AI-Driven Root Cause Detection in ASP.NET Core Applications
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #492
Implement AI-driven root cause detection in ASP.NET Core apps with OpenTelemetry, Azure OpenAI & App Insights for faster MTTR.
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Building AI-Powered Incident Postmortem Generators with ASP.NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #491
Build AI-powered incident postmortem generators with ASP.NET Core, OpenTelemetry, and Azure OpenAI for faster, more consistent incident analysis.
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Building a Self-Healing Background Job System with .NET Aspire
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
Build resilient, self-healing background job systems with .NET Aspire. Learn to implement retries, health checks, and observability for reliable applications.
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Building AI-Powered Operational Runbook Generation Systems with ASP.NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
Build AI-powered operational runbook systems with ASP.NET Core, OpenTelemetry, and Azure OpenAI for faster incident response and improved reliability.
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Building AI-Powered API Usage Analytics Platforms with .NET
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
Build AI-powered API analytics with .NET, OpenTelemetry, and Azure OpenAI for actionable insights, better product decisions, and enhanced customer experiences.
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Building an AI-Powered Log Analysis Platform with .NET and OpenTelemetry
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #490
Build an AI-powered log analysis platform with .NET and OpenTelemetry to gain actionable insights, detect anomalies, and accelerate root cause analysis.
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Stop Rewriting. Start with Aspire.
youtube.com Issue #485
Skip the weekend of YAML and hand-rolled OTel. We'll tour the Aspire onboarding flow — aspire init and the new Aspireify agent skill — and let it modernize an existing .NET app live. The legendary MVC...
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Improve your AI coding agent with runtime context from Aspire MCP
timdeschryver.dev Issue #479
The power of giving an AI agent access to OpenTelemetry data through Aspire MCP is simple: it gives the agent better input to analyze. Instead of reasoning only from source code, the agent can inspect...
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The Ultimate Guide to Observability and Resiliency in ASP.NET Core
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #479
Master ASP.NET Core observability & resiliency with structured logging, middleware, global exception handling, and Serilog for rapid production issue resolution.
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Propagating OpenTelemetry context in .NET
meziantou.net Issue #476
When building distributed systems, maintaining observability across process boundaries is crucial for understanding the flow of requests through your application. OpenTelemetry provides a standard way...
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Structured Logging with Serilog in ASP.NET Core .NET 10
codewithmukesh.com Issue #473
Master structured logging with Serilog in ASP.NET Core .NET 10 - sinks, enrichers, OpenTelemetry, anti-patterns, correlation IDs, and production-ready config templates.
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Bringing Serilog-Style Destructuring to OpenTelemetry Logs
medium.com Issue #468
When migrating from Serilog to OpenTelemetry, there’s one feature that quietly disappears: automatic attribute destructuring. If you’ve…
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Tracing Agent Sessions with OpenTelemetry & Aspire
youtube.com Issue #463
In this video Maddy Montaquila demos what's going on behind the scenes with Agent Sessions with OpenTelemetry and Aspire in VS Code. https://aspire.dev/dashboard
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Modernizing .NET — Part 24: Modern Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
medium.com Issue #461
Master application observability in .NET Core. Learn to implement OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Grafana for professional monitoring.
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Propagating OpenTelemetry context in .NET
meziantou.net Issue #457
When building distributed systems, maintaining observability across process boundaries is crucial for understanding the flow of requests through your application. OpenTelemetry provides a standard way...
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Designing a Production-Ready Backend in .NET
medium.com Issue #454
An end-to-end practical architecture walkthrough using modular monoliths, CQRS, domain events, resiliency, and observability
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How to Set Up Production-Ready Monitoring With ASP.NET Core Health Checks
antondevtips.com Issue #401
Learn how to build a production-ready monitoring system using ASP.NET Core Health Checks. This guide covers adding health checks for Postgres, Redis, MongoDB, and MassTransit (RabbitMQ), creating cust
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Observability in .NET with OpenTelemetry
c-sharpcorner.com Issue #398
Explore .NET observability with OpenTelemetry! Learn how to monitor distributed applications using logs, metrics, and traces. Plus, a basic setup example included!
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Creating standard and "observable" instruments: System.Diagnostics.Metrics APIs - Part 3
andrewlock.net Issue #398
In this post I discuss the various Instrument
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How to Start a New .NET Project in 2026
antondevtips.com Issue #395
Learn how to set up a new .NET project in 2026 with best practices including Directory.Build.props, static code analysis, .editorconfig, Central Package Management, .NET Aspire, OpenTelemetry, and Git
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Enabling Observability for AI Agents in .NET
blog.gopenai.com Issue #382
As AI systems become more complex, understanding what’s happening inside an AI agent — such as when it’s invoked, what tools it calls, and… Continue reading on GoPenAI »