OpenTelemetry & Cloud Native Observability (OTCA)

Name: OpenTelemetry & Cloud Native Observability (OTCA)
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Master OpenTelemetry and prepare for the CNCF OpenTelemetry Certified Associate (OTCA) exam. Learn traces, metrics, and logs through the OTel API and SDK, deploy and configure the OpenTelemetry Collector, and build production-grade observability pipelines for cloud-native systems.

4.70/5.0

11 hours

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Updated May 2026

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By Marcus Reid

What You'll Learn

Explain the three pillars of observability and how OpenTelemetry unifies traces, metrics, and logs

Instrument applications using the OpenTelemetry API and SDK for traces, metrics, and logs

Configure SDK pipelines including exporters, processors, and samplers

Implement context propagation using W3C TraceContext and Baggage standards

Deploy and configure the OpenTelemetry Collector with receivers, processors, and exporters

Troubleshoot broken observability pipelines including context loss and dropped telemetry

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of distributed systems and microservices
Familiarity with at least one programming language (Python, Go, or Java)
Basic Docker and container knowledge
Understanding of HTTP and REST APIs

About the Instructor

Marcus Reid

Expert instructor with hands-on industry experience in Devops.

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LevelIntermediate

Duration11 hours

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Students0

Rating4.70 / 5.0

Cert targetOTCA

This course includes

Hands-on practice labs
AI-powered explanations
Progress tracking
Certificate of completion
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